GEORGE S. KAUFMAN - TYPED NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 287426
Price: $400.00
GEORGE S. KAUFMAN
Cryptic note about persons to be contacted, including someone "I had better not call, for
sundry reasons."
Typed Note signed: "George", 1 page, 8½x11. New York, N.Y., undated. On personal
letterhead; no addressee. In full: "Souvaine said he would call you …. [Ellipses in original]
Gilbert I haven't been able to reach, but will do so. Heiman I had better not call, for sundry
reasons." The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes (Of Thee I Sing, 1932 and You Can't Take It
With You, 1937), GEORGE S. KAUFMAN (1889-1961) brought satirical, hilarious
dialogue to his collaborations and his own plays, including Strike Up the Band, and
screenplays (Animal Crackers, A Night at the Opera). The Marx Brothers, famously critical of
their writers, admired Kaufman, the best writer of intelligent nonsense lines for Groucho.
Between 1921 and 1958, a play written or directed by Kaufman opened on Broadway every
year. He won a Tony for directing Guys and Dolls (1950). He was a member of the famed
New York literary circle, The Algonquin Round Table. The "Souvaine" in this note was
probably Broadway songwriter Henry Souvaine. "Heiman" might be playwright Phillip
Heimann. The note merits further research. One horizontal and two vertical folds. Toned.
Lightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.
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