Biography
George S. Kaufman was an American playwright, screenwriter and director. Born on 16 November 1889 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he died on 2 June 1961 in New York. He worked as a journalist and drama critic for the New York Times before establishing himself as a writer for the stage.
Kaufman collaborated on numerous Broadway successes, often with Moss Hart, Edna Ferber and Morrie Ryskind. His plays include Dinner at Eight (1932), You Can't Take It with You (1936) and The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939). With Ryskind he co-wrote the screenplay for the Marx Brothers film A Night at the Opera (1935) and the stage musical Of Thee I Sing (1931). He also contributed to the Marx Brothers stage works The Cocoanuts (1925) and Animal Crackers (1928).
Kaufman received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama and was a member of the Algonquin Round Table. He directed many of his own plays and musicals.
