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Moss Hart (October 24, 1904 – December 20, 1961) was an American playwright, librettist, and theater director. Early years. Hart was born in New York City, the son of Lillian (Solomon) and Barnett Hart, a cigar maker. [1] [2] He had a younger brother, Bernard. [3] .
May 30, 2012 · Moss Hart was one of Broadway’s most successful creators, penning such hits as You Can't Take It With You and The Man Who Came to Dinner, and directing Camelot. He counted Cole...
- Meryl Gordon
Moss Hart (born Oct. 24, 1904, New York City—died Dec. 20, 1961, Palm Springs, Calif., U.S.) was one of the most successful U.S. playwrights of the 20th century. At 17 Hart obtained a job as office boy for the theatrical producer Augustus Pitou. He wrote his first play at 18, but it was a flop.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 11, 2012 · Since 1959, acclaimed playwright Moss Hart’s Act One has inspired theater buffs, morphing from a best-selling memoir to a Hollywood film to an upcoming stage production.
Moss Hart was a Tony Award-winning American playwright/lyricist who collaborated with George S. Kaufman and Kurt Weill on several Broadway hits. He also directed "Camelot" and "My Fair Lady", and wrote the screenplay for A Star Is Born.
- October 24, 1904
- December 20, 1961
May 4, 2001 · Charles Wright reviews the new biography of MOSS HART, one of the most colorful and talented figures in American theater history. New York City. May 4, 2001. Moss Hart blitzed Depression-era...
May 13, 2001 · At the time of his death, in 1961, Moss Hart was one of Broadway's benevolent mandarins—admired, ubiquitous, well liked, and known far beyond Times Square, thanks to his movie scripts and...
