Garson Kanin

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BIRTHDAY

November 24, 1912

Rochester, NY

DIED

March 13, 1999

RECENT CREDITS

High Time (FILM) Oct. 1, 1960

The Rat Race (FILM) Jul. 1, 1960

It Should Happen to You (FILM) Dec. 1, 1953

Pat and Mike (FILM) Jan. 1, 1952

Born Yesterday (FILM) Dec. 24, 1950

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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 The Great Man Votes (1938), Bachelor Mother (1939), and Tom, Dick And Harry (1941). During World War II he produced and directed several documentaries for the Office of Emergency Management; he also collaborated on documentaries with Carol Reed (The True Glory [1945]) and Jean Renoir (Salute to France [1945]). After the war he collaborated with his wife Ruth Gordon on a series of memorable screenplays for director George Cukor: A Double Life (1947), Adam's Rib (1950), The Marrying Kind (1952), Pat and Mike (1952) and The Actress. Kanin also helmed two minor comedies in 1969, Where It's At (1969) and Some Kind of a Nut (1969).

~ All Movie Guide

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A Tangled Webb: 1005 Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills

Oct. 30, 2008

Few tales demonstrate just how attached a spirit can become to the posh environs of Beverly Hills like the tale of the quaint Spanish stucco house that was once set at a prestigious corner of Sunset Boulevard at 1005 Rexford Drive, where not one but two stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age reportedly tried to remain, even in death.

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R.I.P.: Final Tributes

Posted: Dec. 31, 1999

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