Person Details

Birthday: 1904-10-24 16:43:23

Death: 1961-12-20 16:43:23

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York, New York

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Movie Involvements: 23

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

A Star Is Born
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8

A Star Is Born

(2018) Original Film Writer
You Can't Take It with You
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8
A Star Is Born
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7

A Star Is Born

(1954) Screenplay
Gentleman's Agreement
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7

Gentleman's Agreement

(1947) Screenplay
Hans Christian Andersen
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6

Hans Christian Andersen

(1952) Screenplay
The Man Who Came to Dinner
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7

The Man Who Came to Dinner

(1942) Theatre Play
Broadway Melody of 1936
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6
George Washington Slept Here
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6

George Washington Slept Here

(1942) Theatre Play

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