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George Edward Kelly (January 16, 1887 – June 18, 1974) was an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor. He began his career in vaudeville as an actor and sketch writer. He became best known for his satiric comedies, including The Torch-Bearers (1922) and The Show-Off (1924).
George Kelly was a playwright, actor, and director whose dramas of the 1920s reflect the foibles of the American middle class with a telling accuracy. Kelly followed his elder brother Walter into vaudeville as an actor, writing his first sketches himself.
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Jun 19, 1974 · George E. Kelly, the Pulitzer Prize‐winning playwright, whose acid comedies and scathing satires delighted Broadway audiences for half a century, died yesterday afternoon at the Bryn Mawr...
George Kelly. Writer: Old Hutch. American playwright George Edward Kelly was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1887. He came from a wealthy and socially prominent "mainline" family--his brother was actor Walter C. Kelly and his niece was Grace Kelly--and was educated in exclusive private schools.
- January 16, 1887
- June 18, 1974
George Kelly, 1887–1974, American playwright, b. Philadelphia. He began his career as a vaudevillian, as both an actor and skit writer.
George Kelly. Writer: Old Hutch. American playwright George Edward Kelly was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1887. He came from a wealthy and socially prominent "mainline" family--his brother was actor Walter C. Kelly and his niece was Grace Kelly--and was educated in exclusive private schools.
Overview. George Kelly. (1887—1974) Quick Reference. (b. Philadelphia, 16 Jan. 1887; d. Bryn Mawr, Pa., 18 June 1974) Playwright. A member of a noted theatrical family, he was an actor and vaudevillean before turning to writing. ... From: Kelly, George in The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre » Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre.
