Moss Hart Biography

Moss Hart biography

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NAME: Moss Hart
OCCUPATION: Playwright, Screenwriter
BIRTH DATE: October 24, 1904
DEATH DATE: December 20, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: Palm Springs, California

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Moss Hart won a Pulitzer Prize with George S. Kaufman for their play You Can't Take It With You and directed the original 1956 production of My Fair Lady.

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Born October 24, 1904, Moss Hart began by directing amateur theater at Catskills resorts. In the 1930s he teamed up with George S. Kaufman to pen stage hits You Can't Take It With You (which won the Pulitzer Prize) and The Man Who Came to Dinner. Hart also directed the original productions of My Fair Lady (1956) and Camelot (1960). His screenplays include Gentleman's Agreement and A Star is Born.