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Moss Hart

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Playwright

The Resume

    (October 24, 1904-December 20, 1961)
    Wrote the plays ‘Once in a Lifetime,' ‘You Can't Take It With You,' ‘Merrily We Roll Along,' ‘Lady in the Dark,' ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner,' and ‘I'd Rather Be Right'
    Wrote the screenplays for ‘Broadway Melody of 1936,' ‘A Star is Born,' ‘Gentleman's Agreement,' ‘Winged Victory,' and ‘Hans Christian Andersen'
    Directed the Broadway productions of ‘My Fair Lady' and ‘Camelot'

Why he might be annoying:

    He became so identified as George S. Kaufman's writing partner that he wrote the musical ‘Lady in the Dark' by himself just to prove his independence.
    He was a manic depressive who spent years in psychoanalysis.
    His early death from a heart attack was brought on by the stress of trying to follow up the phenomenal smash of ‘My Fair Lady' with the far less successful ‘Camelot.'
    He was rumored to be gay despite being married to actress Kitty Carlisle for fifteen years.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His autobiography ‘Act One' is one of the greatest theatrical memoirs.
    He won a Tony Award for directing the original Broadway production of ‘My Fair Lady.'
    He won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for ‘You Can't Take It With You.'
    He received Oscar nominations for his screenplays for ‘Broadway Melody of 1936' and ‘Gentleman's Agreement.'
    He is pictured on a US postage stamp.

Credit: Professor Moriarty


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 71 Votes: 45.07% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 89 Votes: 69.66% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 39 Votes: 64.10% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 75 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 57 Votes: 54.39% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 101 Votes: 50.50% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying