About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1904-10-24
Place of birth:
New York, New York
Website:
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Moss Hart

Overview

Moss Hart was an American playwright and theatre director. Early on he had a strong relationship with his Aunt Kate, with whom he later lost contact due to a falling out between her and his parents, and Kate's weakening mental state. She piqued his interest in the theater and took him to see performances often. Hart even went so far as to create an "alternate ending" to her life in his book Act One. He writes that she died while he was working on out-of-town tryouts for The Beloved Bandit. Later, Kate became eccentric and then disturbed, vandalizing Hart's home, writing threatening letters and setting fires backstage during rehearsals for Jubilee. But his relationship with her was formative. He learned that the theater made possible "the art of being somebody else … not a scrawny boy with bad teeth, a funny name … and a mother who was a distant drudge.

Known for

Acting
1992 I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America Actor N/A
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Writing
2018 A Star Is Born Writing Original Film Writer 74
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1984 You Can't Take it With You Writing Writer N/A
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1979 You Can't Take it With You Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1977 Simple Gifts Writing Novel N/A
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1975 That Lucky Touch Writing Idea 59
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1972 The Man Who Came to Dinner Writing Screenplay N/A
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1955 Prince of Players Writing Writer 58
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1954 A Star Is Born Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1954 Lady in the Dark Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
1952 Hans Christian Andersen Writing Screenplay 59
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1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake Writing Writer 58
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1947 Gentleman's Agreement Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1944 Winged Victory Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
1944 Winged Victory Writing Screenplay 59
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1942 George Washington Slept Here Writing Theatre Play 59
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1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner Writing Theatre Play 60
Fair
1938 You Can't Take It with You Writing Writer 65
Fair
1938 You Can't Take It with You Writing Theatre Play 65
Fair
1935 Broadway Melody of 1936 Writing Story 59
Average
1933 The Masquerader Writing Dialogue 58
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1932 Flesh Writing Dialogue 59
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1932 Once in a Lifetime Writing Theatre Play 59
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1932 Make Me a Star Writing Writer 59
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Merrily We Roll Along Writing Theatre Play 59
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