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Moss Hart (1904-1961)

Birthplace:
New York, New York

Born:
October 24, 1904

Died:
December 20, 1961

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Dialogue:
1932  Flesh
1933  The Masquerader

Idea:
1932  Flesh
1933  The Masquerader
1975  That Lucky Touch

Novel:
1932  Flesh
1933  The Masquerader
1975  That Lucky Touch
1977  Simple Gifts

Original Film Writer:
1932  Flesh
1933  The Masquerader
1975  That Lucky Touch
1977  Simple Gifts
2018  A Star Is Born

Screenplay:
1932  Flesh
1933  The Masquerader
1944  Winged Victory
1947  Gentleman's Agreement
1952  Hans Christian Andersen
1954  A Star Is Born
1972  The Man Who Came to Dinner
1975  That Lucky Touch
1977  Simple Gifts
2018  A Star Is Born

Story:
1932  Flesh
1933  The Masquerader
1935  Broadway Melody of 1936
1944  Winged Victory
1947  Gentleman's Agreement
1952  Hans Christian Andersen
1954  A Star Is Born
1972  The Man Who Came to Dinner
1975  That Lucky Touch
1977  Simple Gifts
2018  A Star Is Born

Theatre Play:
1932  Flesh
1932  Once in a Lifetime
1933  The Masquerader
1935  Broadway Melody of 1936
1938  You Can't Take It with You
1941  The Man Who Came to Dinner
1942  George Washington Slept Here
1944  Winged Victory
1947  Gentleman's Agreement
1952  Hans Christian Andersen
1954  A Star Is Born
1954  Lady in the Dark
1972  The Man Who Came to Dinner
1975  That Lucky Touch
1977  Simple Gifts
1979  You Can't Take it With You
2018  A Star Is Born
????  Merrily We Roll Along

Writer:
1932  Flesh
1932  Make Me a Star
1932  Once in a Lifetime
1933  The Masquerader
1935  Broadway Melody of 1936
1938  You Can't Take It with You
1941  The Man Who Came to Dinner
1942  George Washington Slept Here
1944  Winged Victory
1947  Gentleman's Agreement
1948  The Decision of Christopher Blake
1952  Hans Christian Andersen
1954  A Star Is Born
1954  Lady in the Dark
1955  Prince of Players
1972  The Man Who Came to Dinner
1975  That Lucky Touch
1977  Simple Gifts
1979  You Can't Take it With You
1984  You Can't Take it With You
2018  A Star Is Born
????  Merrily We Roll Along

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