Garson Kanin

Younger brother of scriptwriter Michael Kanin. Garson Kanin acted in and directed theatrical productions in the 1930s, and in 1938 began directing films. His notable early films include the comedies...
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11/23/1912
Rochester, NY
  • Baldwin to play corrupt businessman on Broadway?
    By: WENN.com Source August 23, 2010 5:00am EST
    Alec Baldwin is heading back to the stage for a Broadway revival of Garson Kanin play Born Yesterday.
  • R.I.P.: Final Tributes
    By: Ellen Kim March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
    SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 30, 1999 -- For all the controversy and hype surrounding "Eyes Wide Shut," the film will most likely be remembered as director Stanley Kubrick's last opus -- finished just days before he died in his sleep March 7.Stanley Kubrick The 70-year-old eccentric filmmaker's career was founded on spectacle, from the shocking "A Clockwork Orange" to the profound "2001: A Space Odyssey." It somehow seemed fitting that "Eyes Wide Shut," despite the star talent of Tom Cruise and Ni