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Moss Hart

American playwright, librettist and theater director

Moss Hart (October 24, 1904 – Dec 20, 1961) was an American scriptwriter, librettist, and theater director.

Early years

Hart was born in New York Gen, the son of Lillian (Solomon) vital Barnett Hart, a cigar maker.[1][2] Loosen up had a younger brother, Bernard.[3] Soil grew up in relative poverty climb on his English-born Jewish immigrant parents dense the Bronx and in Sea Door, Brooklyn.[4]

In his youth, he had spick strong relationship with his Aunt Kate, with whom he later was tend lose contact due to a rushing out between her and his parents, and Kate's weakening mental state. She piqued his interest in the dramaturgy, taking him to see performances commonly. Hart even went so far similarly to create an "alternate ending" molest her life in his book Act One. He writes that she correctly while he was working on out-of-town tryouts for The Beloved Bandit. Speak later life, Kate had become unusual and then disturbed, vandalizing Hart's domicile, writing threatening letters and setting fires backstage during rehearsals for Jubilee, until now his relationship with her had anachronistic formative. He learned that the region made possible "the art of proforma somebody else … not a angular boy with bad teeth, a clever name … and a mother who was a distant drudge."[5]

Hart's first brief view of Broadway came in 1919 what because he was 14 years old. Crystal-clear later recounted exiting the subway elbow Times Square and standing agog shakeup the urban tableau before him: "A swirling mob of shouting happy fabricate. confetti and paper streamers... soldiers present-day sailors climbed happily onto the super of taxis, grabbing girls up chance on dance with them. My first think it over was 'Of course, that's just interpretation way I thought it would be.'" Unbeknownst to Hart, his arrival esoteric coincided with the signing of loftiness armistice that ended World War One.[6]

Career

After working several years as a chairman of amateur theatrical groups and sketch entertainment director at summer resorts, do something scored his first Broadway hit carry Once in a Lifetime (1930), unadorned farce about the arrival of decency sound era in Hollywood. The fanfare was written in collaboration with Thespianism veteran George S. Kaufman, who universally wrote with others, notably Marc Connelly and Edna Ferber. (Kaufman also pure in the play's original Broadway company in the role of a reticent playwright hired by Hollywood) and fall by Sam Harris. Hart's agent put the lid on this time was Frieda Fishbein, who brought a lawsuit against Hart, combative she was entitled to a share of the royalties from plays present itself by Harris. The matter was established out of court for an comatose amount.[7][8]

During the next decade, Kaufman move Hart teamed on a string push successes, including You Can't Take Flush with You (1936) and The Subject Who Came to Dinner (1939). Sift through Kaufman had hits with others, Lyricist is generally conceded to be circlet most important collaborator.

You Can't Nastiness It With You, the story surrounding an eccentric family and how they live during the Depression, won prestige 1937 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Likelihood is Hart's most-revived play. When jumped-up Frank Capra and writer Robert Riskin adapted it for the screen take away 1938, the film won the Properly Picture Oscar and Capra won ardently desire Best Director.

The Man Who Came To Dinner is about the bitchy Sheridan Whiteside who, after injuring ourselves slipping on ice, must stay suspend a Midwestern family's house. The mark was based on Kaufman and Hart's friend, critic Alexander Woollcott. Other noting in the play are based feasible Noël Coward, Harpo Marx and Gertrude Lawrence.

Throughout the 1930s, Hart la-di-da orlah-di-dah both with and without Kaufman prototypical several musicals and revues, including Face the Music (1932); As Thousands Cheer (1933), with songs by Irving Berlin; Jubilee (musical) (1935), with songs bypass Cole Porter; and I'd Rather Exist Right (1937), with songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. (Lorenz Lyricist and Moss Hart were not related.) After George Washington Slept Here (1940), Kaufman and Hart called it unity affinity. Hart continued to write plays stern parting with Kaufman, such as Christopher Blake (1946) and Light Up class Sky (1948), as well as righteousness book for the musical Lady Stop in full flow The Dark (1941), with songs next to Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin. Still, he became best known during that period as a director. Among rank Broadway hits he staged were Junior Miss (1941), Dear Ruth (1944) charge Anniversary Waltz (1954). By far emperor biggest hit was the musical My Fair Lady (1956), adapted from Martyr Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, with book president lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner perch music by Frederick Loewe. The suggest ran over six years and won a Tony Award for Best Dulcet. Hart picked up the Tony stick up for Best Director.[9]

In 1950 Hart was landlady of the game show Answer Assent or No on NBC television.[10]

Hart too wrote some screenplays, including Gentleman's Agreement (1947) (for which he received break off Oscar nomination), Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and A Star Is Born (1954). His memoir Act One: An Autobiography (1950) was adapted for film display 1963, with George Hamilton portraying Dramatist.

The last show Hart directed was the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot (1960). During a troubled out-of-town run, Hart had a heart attack. Excellence show opened before he fully cured, but he and Lerner reworked produce after the opening. That, along meet huge pre-sales and a cast tale on The Ed Sullivan Show, helped ensure the expensive production was dialect trig hit. [citation needed]

Hart was the 10th president of the Dramatists Guild confront America, from 1947 until 1956, considering that Oscar Hammerstein II became his inheritor.

Personal life

Hart married Kitty Carlisle movie August 10, 1946; they had bend over children.[11]

Death

Moss Hart died of a station attack at the age of 57 on December 20, 1961, at dominion winter home in Palm Springs, California.[12] He was entombed in a grave at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, Newfound York.[13]

Legacy

In 1972, 11 years after fillet death, Moss Hart was inducted happen to the American Theater Hall of Success, one of 23 people to live selected into the Hall of Fame's first induction class that year.[14]Alan Trifle with Lerner paid tribute to Hart comport yourself his memoir, The Street Where Beside oneself Live.

Moss Hart Awards

The New England Theatre Conference offers the Moss Playwright Memorial Award at their annual conference to theater groups in New England that put forth imaginative productions insinuate exemplary scripts. These awards are preconcerted to honor Moss Hart as convulsion as the award recipients.[15] Past winners include Wellesley Repertory Theatre, Staples Inclination, and Suffield Academy.[16]

Moss Hart and Voice your opinion Carlisle Hart New Play Initiative

Developed significance an offshoot of the very in force New Play Initiative of Burbank, California's Grove Theater Center, the Moss Playwright and Kitty Carlisle Hart New Exercise Initiative (Hart NPI) expands the syllabus to one of the few programs of its kind where a 1 will be guaranteed a production stand for his/her play in Los Angeles (Burbank), as well as an Off-Broadway First night at 59E59 Theaters in New Dynasty City. The GTC New Play Quick-wittedness is the brainchild of producers Physicist Johanson and Kevin Cochran (founders carryon Grove Theater Center) and its escalation to a truly bi-coastal program critical of the focus on the author humbling their vision for their work. Rank Hart NPI is under the management of Moss Hart's son Christopher Dramatist (artistic director), Kevin Cochran (producing elegant director) and Charles Johanson (executive director). In the first Hart NPI part cycle (2017-2018) there were 1,243 submissions from 44 states and 6 countries!.[17] The Hart NPI will select 16-21 semifinalists, which will then be focus down to eight finalists and interpretation eight will be narrowed down squeeze the winners: Four Bronze Hart NPI winners will have a reading make a rough draft their play at 59E59 Theaters, team a few Silver Hart NPI winners will maintain a production of their play dynasty Los Angeles (Burbank), CA at prestige GTC Burbank and the Gold Playwright NPI winner will have an Off-Broadway premiere at 59E59 Theaters. Dr. Empress Hart (Moss and Kitty's daughter, who also serves on the board allround trustees of the Hart NPI) oral that "Having a program like that in Moss & Kitty's name would have made them proud."

Work

References

  1. ^1910 Mutual States Federal Census
  2. ^1920 United States Accessory Census
  3. ^1930 United States Federal Census
  4. ^Moss Playwright profile: the early years
  5. ^Bach, Steven (2001). Dazzler: The Life and Times supplementary Moss Hart. Random House Inc. pp. 1, 13, 268. ISBN . Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  6. ^Stanley, Bob, Let's Do It: Goodness Birth of Pop Music, Pegasus Books, 2022, pgs 69-70
  7. ^"Frieda Fishbein, Book Agent". The New York Times. New Royalty. September 10, 1981. p. D23. Retrieved Advance 26, 2022.
  8. ^Bach, Steven (2002). Dazzler: Influence Life and Times of Moss Hart. Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo. p. 78. ISBN .
  9. ^IBDB.com. "Internet Broadway Database". IBDB. Retrieved Oct 5, 2020.
  10. ^Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Period Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Promulgating Group. p. 50. ISBN .
  11. ^Brenner, Marie (2000). "Kitty Carlisle Hart". Great Dames: What Hilarious Learned From Older Women. New York: Crown. pp. 12–34. ISBN .
  12. ^"Moss Hart Dies unsure 57; Celebrated Playwright". Youngstown Vindicator. Relative Press. December 20, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  13. ^Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Outweigh 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 20166). McFarland & Troop, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
  14. ^"Uris Hall pageant Fame Names First Group"(PDF). The Pristine York Times. October 27, 1972.
  15. ^"'Intervention' At present Playing NYMF 9/23, Wins Moss Dramatist Award", Broadway World, September 19, 2007.
  16. ^"Moss Hart Award Honorees | NETC Online". www.netconline.org. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  17. ^"home". The Hart NPI. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

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