Moss Hart

Born: October 24, 1904 - Died: December 20, 1961 (57 years)

New York, New York

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.

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Movies as Actor (1)

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

Movies as Crew (26)

Moss Hart

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America

The Oscars

What's My Line?

Merrily We Roll Along

A Star Is Born

You Can't Take it With You

Drei gegen Hollywood

Přišel na večeři

You Can't Take it With You

Simple Gifts

That Lucky Touch

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Great Waltz

Prince of Players

A Star Is Born

Lady in the Dark

Hans Christian Andersen

The Decision of Christopher Blake

Gentleman's Agreement

Winged Victory

Lady in the Dark

George Washington Slept Here

The Man Who Came to Dinner

You Can't Take It with You

Broadway Melody of 1936

The Masquerader

Flesh

Once in a Lifetime

Make Me a Star