Once in a Lifetime (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman
- First Published: 1930
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: 1927
- Setting: New York City and Hollywood
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Values, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Acting or actors, Power, personal or social, Love or romance, New York City, 1920’s, Success or failure, Drama or dramatists, Hollywood, Filmmaking or filmmakers, Entrepreneurship or entrepreneurs
- Locales: California, New York, NY, Hollywood, CA
Characters Discussed
Jerry Hyland, the leader of a small-time, three-person vaudeville act who becomes an executive at Glogauer Studios in Hollywood. A likable second-rate actor in his early thirties, he has a penchant for concocting moneymaking schemes to get the trio out of vaudeville. After seeing The Jazz Singer, the first motion picture with sound, Jerry is convinced that talkies will revolutionize the film industry. He sells the act and persuades his partners to go to Hollywood to become part of that revolution. When it seems that he has “gone Hollywood,” Jerry...
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Moss Hart (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Moss Hart (Drama)George S. Kaufman (Cyclopedia of World Authors)George S. Kaufman (Drama)
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