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Mini Biography:
Garson Kanin has worked as an actor on stage and as a director on Broadway... moreTrivia:
In 1950, Harry Cohn, president of Columbia Pictures paid Garson the then-record... moreAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Dreyfus In Rehearsal Begins Yearlong Celebration of Garson Kanin 7/30-8/7 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 22 July 2009, 5:42 PM, PDT)
Best Films - 1939
(From Alternative Film Guide. 10 May 2009, 1:26 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Writer:
- Born Yesterday (1993) (play)
... aka Nacida ayer (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Quand l'esprit vient aux femmes (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Blondinen küßt man nicht (Germany) [de]
... aka Nascida Ontem (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Nata ieri (Italy) [it]
... aka O Renascer de uma Mulher (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Rak Etmol Nolda (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Thilyko myalo (Greece) [el]
... aka Unelmien nainen (Finland) [fi]
... aka Urodzona wczoraj (Poland) [pl] - The Silent Lovers (1980) (TV) (novel "Moviola")
... aka Moviola: The Silent Lovers (USA: alternative title)
... aka Moviola - Greta Garbo: Die Göttliche (Germany) [de]
... aka Moviola: Greta Garbo (Sweden) [sv] - The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980) (TV) (novel "Moviola")
... aka Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara War (USA: alternative title)
... aka Der Scarlett-O'Hara-Krieg (West Germany) [de]
... aka Moviola - Gesucht: Scarlett O'Hara (Germany) [de] - This Year's Blonde (1980) (TV) (novel "Moviola")
... aka Moviola: This Year's Blonde (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Secret Love of Marilyn Monroe (USA: reissue title)
... aka Moviola - Marilyn: Die Geburt einer Legende (West Germany) [de] - Hardhat and Legs (1980) (TV) (writer)
- Nicht von gestern (1977) (TV) (teleplay)
- "Adam's Rib" (2 episodes, 1973)
... aka Adams kesse Rippe (West Germany) [de]
... aka La costola di Adamo (Italy) [it]
- The Unwritten Law: Part 2 (1973) TV episode (story)
- The Unwritten Law: Part 1 (1973) TV episode (story) - "Au théâtre ce soir" (1 episode, 1972)
- Ferraille à vendre (1972) TV episode (play) - Some Kind of a Nut (1969) (writer)
... aka Ein Trottel kommt selten allein (West Germany) [de]
... aka Trubbelgubben (Sweden) [sv] - Where It's At (1969) (writer)
... aka La última carta (Spain) [es]
... aka La carta vincente (Italy) [it] - Walk Don't Run (1966) (screenplay) (uncredited)
... aka Walk, Don't Run (USA: promotional title)
... aka Nicht so schnell, mein Junge (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Apartamento para tres (Spain) [es]
... aka Camina, no corras (Argentina) [es]
... aka Cammina non correre (Italy) [it]
... aka Devagar, Não Corra (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Idz, nie biegnij (Poland) [pl]
... aka Kävele, älä juokse (Finland) [fi]
... aka Rien ne sert de courir (France) [fr]
... aka Skynd dig langsomt, mand! (Denmark) [da]
... aka Skynda långsamt grabben (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Tokyo maceralari (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr] - Dünkü çocuk (1965) (play "Born Yesterday") (uncredited)
- "Mr. Broadway" (13 episodes, 1964)
- Pay Now, Die Later (1964) TV episode (creator)
- Something to Sing About (1964) TV episode (creator) (writer)
- Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones (1964) TV episode (creator)
- Bad Little Rich Girl (1964) TV episode (creator)
- Smelling Like a Rose (1964) TV episode (creator)
(8 more) - The Right Approach (1961) (play "The Live Wire")
... aka Il dritto di Hollywood (Italy) [it]
... aka Näpit irti heilastani (Finland) [fi] - High Time (1960) (story)
... aka Bedre sent end aldrig (Denmark) [da]
... aka Dizem Que É Amor (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Enas mangas sto kollegio (Greece) [el]
... aka In due è un'altra cosa (Italy) [it]
... aka Le démon de midi (Belgium: French title) [fr]
... aka Parempi myöhään kuin... (Finland) [fi] - The Rat Race (1960) (play) (screenplay)
... aka Heksekedlen (Denmark) [da]
... aka Les pièges de Broadway (France) [fr]
... aka Perdidos en la gran ciudad (Spain) [es]
... aka Ragazzi di provincia (Italy) [it]
... aka Rotanloukku (Finland) [fi]
... aka Rum att hyra (Sweden) [sv] - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Alfred Hitchcock presenta (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Alfred Hitchcock präsentiert (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Alfred Hitchcock Presenta (Italy) [it]
... aka Alfred Hitchcock esittää (Finland) [fi]
... aka Alfred Hitchcock présente (France: dubbed version) [fr]
... aka Hitchcock esittää (Finland) [fi]
... aka Hitchcock förevisar (Finland: Swedish title: rerun title) [sv]
- Six People, No Music (1959) TV episode (story) - "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1958)
- The Right Hand Man (1958) TV episode (story) - "The Alcoa Hour" (1 episode, 1957)
- A Double Life (1957) TV episode (previous screenplay) - The Girl Can't Help It (1956) (novel "Do Re Mi") (uncredited)
... aka Schlagerpiraten (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Flickan rår inte för det (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Gangster cerca moglie (Italy) [it]
... aka La blonde et moi (France) [fr]
... aka Minkäpä tyttö sille voi (Finland) [fi]
... aka Otan to koritsi thelei (Greece) [el]
... aka Pigen kan ikke gøre for det (Denmark) [da]
... aka Sabes o Que Quero (Brazil: cable TV title) [pt]
... aka Uma Rapariga com Sorte (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Una chica con suerte (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Una rubia en la cumbre (Spain) [es] - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Born Yesterday (1956) TV episode (written by) - It Should Happen to You (1954) (writer)
... aka Une femme qui s'affiche (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Als 'n vrouw weet wat ze wil (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Demônio de Mulher (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Die unglaubliche Geschichte der Gladys Glover (West Germany) [de]
... aka Ikke helt almindelig (Denmark) [da]
... aka La ragazza del secolo (Italy) [it]
... aka Sånt händer med flickor (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Skandala tis Neas Yorkis (Greece) [el]
... aka Uma Rapariga Sem Nome (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Una rubia fenómeno (Spain) [es]
... aka Una rubia fenomenal (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Yllätystyttö (Finland) [fi] - Pat and Mike (1952) (written by)
... aka A Mulher Absoluta (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
... aka La impetuosa (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Mademoiselle Gagne-Tout (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Alle tiders sportspige (Denmark) [da]
... aka Amor sekaantuu peliin (Finland) [fi]
... aka Feminint fenomen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Lui e lei (Italy) [it]
... aka Pat i Mike (Poland) [pl]
... aka Pat und Mike (West Germany) [de] - The Marrying Kind (1952) (writer)
... aka A Mulher Que Deus Me Deu (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Chica para matrimonio (Spain) [es]
... aka De la misma carne (Chile) [es]
... aka Den slags, der gifter sig (Denmark) [da]
... aka Erotaan pois (Finland) [fi]
... aka Happy-End ... und was kommt dann? (West Germany) [de]
... aka I nyfi ehei kefia (Greece) [el]
... aka Je retourne chez maman (France) [fr]
... aka Kär och galen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Plaisirs d'amour (Belgium: French title) [fr]
... aka Tha gyriso sti mama mou (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka Vida conyugal (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Vivere insieme (Italy) [it] - Born Yesterday (1950) (play) (screenplay revision) (uncredited)
... aka Comment l'esprit vient aux femmes (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Die ist nicht von gestern (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Nacida ayer (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka A Mulher Que Nasceu Ontem (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Durch Liebe neugeboren (Austria) [de]
... aka Eilen syntynyt (Finland) [fi]
... aka Född igår (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Født i går (Denmark) [da]
... aka Gennimeni hthes (Greece) [el]
... aka Hoe de vrouwen verstandig worden (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Nascida Ontem (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Nata ieri (Italy) [it]
... aka Rak Etmol Nolda (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka Reporter für intime Stunden (West Germany) [de]
... aka Urodzona wczoraj (Poland) [pl] - Adam's Rib (1949) (screenplay)
... aka A Costela de Adão (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Ehekrieg (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka La Costilla de Adán (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka Ádám bordája (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Aatamin kylkiluu (Finland) [fi]
... aka Adam kai Eva (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka Adams revben (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Adams ribben (Denmark) [da]
... aka Ap' to plevro tou Adam (Greece) [el]
... aka La costola di Adamo (Italy) [it]
... aka Madame porte la culotte (France) [fr]
... aka Zebro Adama (Poland) [pl] - A Double Life (1947) (writer)
... aka Mord in Ekstase (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Çifte hayat (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Abraço Mortal (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Dipli zoi (Greece) [el]
... aka Doble vida (Spain) [es]
... aka Doppia vita (Italy) [it]
... aka Dubbelliv (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Ein Doppelleben (West Germany) [de]
... aka Fatalidade (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Jalousi (Denmark) [da]
... aka Kaksoiselämää (Finland) [fi] - From This Day Forward (1946) (adaptation)
... aka D'avui en endavant (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka De hoy en adelante (Spain) [es]
... aka Det här är livet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Kainourgioi orizontes (Greece) [el]
... aka Morgen und alle Tage (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Tämä on elämää (Finland) [fi]
... aka Tutte le spose sono belle (Italy) [it] - A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
... aka The Cowboy and the Girl
... aka Harte Burschen - Steile Zähne (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Der Wildwestkavalier (Austria) [de]
... aka En nat med en cowboy (Denmark) [da]
... aka En natt med en cowboy (Sweden) [sv]
... aka La fille et son cow-boy (France) [fr]
... aka La signora e il cowboy (Italy) [it]
... aka La signorina e il cow boy (Italy) [it]
... aka O pothos nika to distagmo (Greece) [el]
... aka Yö cowboyn kanssa (Finland) [fi] - The More the Merrier (1943) (uncredited)
... aka Astegoi erotevmenoi (Greece) [el]
... aka El amor llamó dos veces (Spain) [es]
... aka Immer mehr, immer fröhlicher (Germany) [de]
... aka Jeder hilft sich wie er kann (Germany) [de]
... aka Jeder hilft sich, wie er kann (Austria) [de]
... aka Jo mere vi er sammen (Denmark) [da]
... aka Molta brigata vita beata (Italy) [it]
... aka Plus on est de fous (France) [fr]
... aka Poikamiesansa (Finland) [fi]
... aka Ungkarlsfällan (Sweden) [sv] - My Favorite Wife (1940) (uncredited)
... aka Meine liebste Frau (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka A Minha Mulher Favorita (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
... aka Ishti Ha-Mooadefet (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka La meva dona favorita (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Le mie due mogli (Italy) [it]
... aka Lempivaimoni (Finland) [fi]
... aka Meine Lieblingsfrau (West Germany) [de]
... aka Mi mujer favorita (Spain) [es]
... aka Min favorithustru (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Min yndlingshustru (Denmark) [da]
... aka Mon épouse favorite (France) [fr]
... aka Poian ap' tis dyo? (Greece) [el]
... aka Seine Lieblingsfrau (West Germany) [de] - Bachelor Mother (1939) (uncredited)
... aka Despoinis mitera (Greece) [el]
... aka Die Findelmutter (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Mademoiselle et son bébé (France) [fr]
... aka Mamá a la fuerza (Spain) [es]
... aka Mamá soltera (Argentina) [es]
... aka Mare per força (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Poikamiesäiti (Finland) [fi]
... aka Polly's Baby (Denmark) [da]
... aka Situazione imbarazzante (Italy) [it]
... aka Ungkarls-mamman (Finland: Swedish title) [sv] - The Great Man Votes (1939) (uncredited)
... aka Suurmies äänestää (Finland) [fi]
... aka Un gran home (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Director:
- Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
... aka Ein Trottel kommt selten allein (West Germany) [de]
... aka Trubbelgubben (Sweden) [sv] - Where It's At (1969)
... aka La última carta (Spain) [es]
... aka La carta vincente (Italy) [it] - "Mr. Broadway" (1 episode, 1964)
- An Eye on Emily (1964) TV episode - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Born Yesterday (1956) TV episode - The True Glory (1945)
... aka Den sande hæder (Denmark) [da]
... aka Den stora invasionen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Ikuinen kunnia (Finland) [fi]
... aka La vraie gloire (France) [fr] - Salute to France (1944)
- Battle Stations (1944)
- Night Stripes (1944)
- Night Shift (1942)
- Ring of Steel (1942)
- Fellow Americans (1942)
- Tom Dick and Harry (1941)
... aka Tom, Dick und Harry (Austria) (Germany) [de]
... aka Om tycke uppstår... (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Ses trois amoureux (France) [fr]
... aka Sulhanen joka sormelle (Finland) [fi]
... aka Tom, Dick e Harry (Italy) [it]
... aka Tom, Dick i Harry (Spain: Catalan title) [ca] - They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
... aka Din nästas hustru (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Intohimojen syleilyssä (Finland) [fi]
... aka Non desiderare la donna d'altri (Italy) [it]
... aka Sabien què volien (Spain: Catalan title) [ca] - My Favorite Wife (1940)
... aka Meine liebste Frau (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka A Minha Mulher Favorita (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
... aka Ishti Ha-Mooadefet (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka La meva dona favorita (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Le mie due mogli (Italy) [it]
... aka Lempivaimoni (Finland) [fi]
... aka Meine Lieblingsfrau (West Germany) [de]
... aka Mi mujer favorita (Spain) [es]
... aka Min favorithustru (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Min yndlingshustru (Denmark) [da]
... aka Mon épouse favorite (France) [fr]
... aka Poian ap' tis dyo? (Greece) [el]
... aka Seine Lieblingsfrau (West Germany) [de] - Bachelor Mother (1939)
... aka Despoinis mitera (Greece) [el]
... aka Die Findelmutter (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Mademoiselle et son bébé (France) [fr]
... aka Mamá a la fuerza (Spain) [es]
... aka Mamá soltera (Argentina) [es]
... aka Mare per força (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Poikamiesäiti (Finland) [fi]
... aka Polly's Baby (Denmark) [da]
... aka Situazione imbarazzante (Italy) [it]
... aka Ungkarls-mamman (Finland: Swedish title) [sv] - The Great Man Votes (1939)
... aka Suurmies äänestää (Finland) [fi]
... aka Un gran home (Spain: Catalan title) [ca] - Next Time I Marry (1938)
- A Man to Remember (1938)
... aka De plattelandsdokter (Netherlands) [nl]
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) (director: stage play) (stage director)
... aka El diario de Ana Frank (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Anna Frank naplója (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Anne Frankin päiväkirja (Finland) [fi]
... aka Anne Franks dagbog (Denmark) [da]
... aka Anne Franks dagbok (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (West Germany) [de]
... aka Il diario di Anna Frank (Italy) [it]
... aka Le journal d'Anne Frank (France) [fr]
... aka O Diário de Anne Frank (Brazil) [pt]
... aka To imerologio tis Annas Frank (Greece) [el]
Thanks:
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
... aka Érase una vez en Hollywood II (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Das gibt's nie wieder II (West Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Hollywood Hollywood (Italy) [it]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (France) [fr]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (West Germany) [de]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (Finland) [fi]
... aka Hollywood, Hollywood! (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Il était une fois Hollywood II (Canada: French title) [fr]
Self:
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Biografía (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Biografías (Argentina) [es]
... aka Viografies (Greece) [el]
- Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Vivien Leigh: Scarlett & Beyond (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- "Tattingers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
... aka Nick & Hillary (new title)
- Rest in Peas (1988) TV episode .... Himself - "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
... aka The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (UK)
- A Woman's Lot (1987) TV episode .... Himself - The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Spencer Tracy Legacy (USA: alternative title)
... aka El legado de Spencer Tracy: Homenaje de Katharine Hepburn (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Spencer Tracy (West Germany) [de]
... aka Spencer Tracy: Ein Porträt von Katharine Hepburn (West Germany) [de] - "Looks Familiar" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode dated 14 February 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "Over Easy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 31 December 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1974-1977)
- Episode dated 31 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 January 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Spencer Tracy (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (8 episodes, 1971-1977)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 14 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 January 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 7 January 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 August 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 May 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
(3 more) - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #2.42 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1959)
- Episode dated 5 July 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
Additional Details
Other Works:
Born Yesterday (1946). Comedy. Written by Garson Kanin. Directed by Garson Kanin. Lyceum Theatre (moved to Henry Miller's Theatre from 9 Nov 1946 to close): 4 Feb 1946- 31 Dec 1949 (1642 performances). Cast: Paul Douglas (as "Harry Brock"), Judy Holliday (as "Billie Dawn"), Gary Merrill (as "Paul Verrall"), Carroll Ashburn (as "The Assistant Manager"), Mona Bruns (as "Mrs. Hedges"), C.L. Burke, Ellen Hall, William Harmon, Otto Hulett (as "Ed Devery"), Rex King, Mary Laslo, Ted Mayer, Paris Morgan, Larry Oliver, Frank Otto (as "Eddie Brock"). Produced by Max Gordon. Note: Filmed as Born Yesterday (1950). morePublicity Listings:
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