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Moss Hart (Critical Survey of Drama)
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Moss Hart is known primarily for his plays. He also achieved success as a screenwriter; among his best-known screenplays are those for Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) and A Star Is Born (1954). In 1959, Hart published his autobiography, Act One, which was made into a film in 1963, as were many of his plays. Finally, Hart published a handful of miscellaneous articles on theater subjects.
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Moss Hart was one of the great comic playwrights of American drama. In works such as Once in a Lifetime, You...
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