Arsenic and Old Lace | Author Biography
Joseph Kesselring was born on June 21, 1902, in New York City, to Henry and Frances Kesselring. From 1922 to 1924 he taught music and directed student productions at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas. He turned to acting, producing, and writing from 1925 until 1933, when his first play, Addie Appleby, Maker of Men, a domestic comedy, was produced. His second play There’s Wisdom in Women, produced in 1935, gained some attention but he would not experience real success until Arsenic and Old Lace hit Broadway in 1941. Kesselring continued his playwriting career...
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