Person Detail: Moss Hart

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General Information:
Full Name: Moss Hart
Biography: (1904-1961) Dramatist, playwright. Moss Hart was born in New York City. He attended Columbia University. He was married to Kitty Carlisle Hart. Moss Hart was a longtime collaborator with George Kaufman, beginning with the play "Once In a Lifetime" (1930). Among their other successful comedies are "You Can't Take It With You" (1936; Pulitzer Prize), "I'd Rather Be Right" (1937), "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1939), and "George Washington Slept Here" (1940). Mr. Hart also collaborated on musicals with Irving Berlin and Cole Porter; his most successful musical was "Lady in the Dark" (1941), written with Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin. Among his plays, produced between 1941 and 1952, are "Winged Victory," "Christopher Blake," "Light Up the Sky," and "The Climate of Eden." In 1956 he directed the long-running musical hit "My Fair Lady."
Author's Timeline:
1904		(Unknown) County Moss Hart was born in New York City on October 24, 1904.
1961		(Unknown) County Moss Hart died in Palm Springs, California, on December 20, 1961.
1930		(Unknown) County Once In A Lifetime Moss Hart was a longtime collaborator with George Kaufman, beginning with the play "Once In a Lifetime" (1930).
1936		(Unknown) County You Can't Take It With You Comedy written with George Kaufman and winner of a Pulitzer Prize.
1937		(Unknown) County I'd Rather Be Right Among other successful comedies of George Kaufman and Moss Hart is "I'd Rather Be Right" (1937).
1939		(Unknown) County The Man Who Came to Dinner Comedy written with George Kaufman.
1940		(Unknown) County George Washington Slept Here Among other successful comedies of George Kaufman and Moss Hart is "George Washington Slept Here" (1940).
1941		(Unknown) County Lady In The Dark His most successful musical was "Lady in the Dark" (1941), written with Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin.
1943		(Unknown) County Winged Victory Play.
1946		(Unknown) County Christopher Blake
1948		(Unknown) County Light Up The Sky Play.
1952		(Unknown) County The Climate of Eden
1956		(Unknown) County In 1956 he directed the long-running musical hit "My Fair Lady."
1961		Westchester County Moss Hart was interred at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, New York.
1947		(Unknown) County Gentleman's Agreement Mr. Hart and Elia Kazan wrote the screenplay for the drama film, "Gentleman's Agreement," based on the novel by Laura Z. Hobson.
?		New York County Moss Hart studied at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.
?		Bronx County As a child, Mr. Hart lived in the Bronx, New York.