Moss Hart

Playwright

Birthday October 24, 1904

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace New York City, NY

DEATH DATE Dec 20, 1961 (57)

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About

Broadway playwright and director of My Fair Lady. He wrote Once in a Lifetime and The Man Who Came to Dinner.

Before Fame

As a child, he lived in poverty near Coney Island.

Trivia

His first Broadway hit was titled Once in a Lifetime.

Family Life

He got married to Kitty Carlisle on August 10, 1946, despite questions about his own sexual orientation.

Associated With

His hit play You Can't Take It With You inspired Frank Capra to make an adaptation that won the Best Picture Oscar.