Moss Hart
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- October 24, 1904
- Died
- December 20, 1961 (aged 57)
- Birthplace
- New York, New York
Biography
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
Filmography
Merrily We Roll Along
Movie · Theatre Play
A Star Is Born
Movie · Original Film Writer
You Can't Take it With You
Movie · Writer
Drei gegen Hollywood
Movie · Theatre Play
Přišel na večeři
Movie · Theatre Play
You Can't Take it With You
Movie · Theatre Play
Simple Gifts
Movie · Novel
That Lucky Touch
Movie · Idea
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie · Theatre Play
Prince of Players
Movie · Writer
The Great Waltz
Movie · Opera
A Star Is Born
Movie · Screenplay
Lady in the Dark
Movie · Theatre Play
Hans Christian Andersen
Movie · Screenplay
The Decision of Christopher Blake
Movie · Writer
Gentleman's Agreement
Movie · Screenplay
Winged Victory
Movie · Theatre Play, Screenplay
Lady in the Dark
Movie · Theatre Play
George Washington Slept Here
Movie · Theatre Play
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie · Theatre Play
You Can't Take It with You
Movie · Theatre Play
Broadway Melody of 1936
Movie · Story
The Masquerader
Movie · Dialogue
Make Me a Star
Movie · Writer
Flesh
Movie · Dialogue
Once in a Lifetime
Movie · Theatre Play