1889 Playwright and director George S. Kaufman (1889-1961) is born today in Pittsburgh. A former newsman, Kaufman will make his mark with the comedy Dulcy in 1921, and will go on to write dozens of comedies, dramas and musicals, at a clip of two or three a year until the 1940s, often in collaboration with the likes of Moss Hart and Edna Ferber. He will win the Pulitzer Prize twice, for his work on Of Thee I Sing …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on November 16, 2014