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FAY KANIN (1917 - 2013)
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Fay Kanin (nee Mitchell; b. May 09, 1917 New York, New York, USA - d. Mar 27, 2013 Santa Monica, California, USA) was an American screenwriter, playwright and producer. Kanin was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1979 to 1983.
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Anatol Gay Life, The Goodbye, My Fancy Grind His And Hers RashomonAnatol
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Original Playwright - Arthur Schnitzler. Adapted by Fay And Michael Kanin
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adaptation
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Male: 5 Female: 6 Other: -
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anatol is a womanising playboy. He has decided it is time to marry and is due to marry Liesl. However of the morning of his wedding he is discovered in his bedroom with Magda an ex-mistress
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also known As "The High Life". Book by Fay Kanin And Michael Kanin; Music by Arthur Schwartz; Lyrics by Howard Dietz; Suggested by "Anatol" by Arthur Schnitzler
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Shubert Theater, New York 18 Nov 1961
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Original cast recording: DRG 1961
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Musical
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Male: 21 Female: 14 Other: doubling
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a woman returns to her old college to accept an honorary degree. She was expelled from the college many years ago when she stayed out all night with a young professor. The professor is now Head of the college
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Morosco Theatre, New York 17 Nov 1948
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in "Barlow, Judith E. (Ed.), Plays By American Women, 1930-1960" Applause Books, 1998 978-1557834461
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Comedy
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Male: 8 Female: 12 Other: -
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Chicago 1933. Harry Earles Burlesk. The Company comprises both black and white performers - this is only allowed because the management have been paying off the authorities. Gus is the top white comedian in the show - but he is going blind and is trying to hide it from management and cast. He keeps loosing "stooges" needed for his act. In despearation he takes on homeless down and out Thomas Doyle. They gel and they start to perfect their act.. However, an on stage accident due to Gus' diminshing sight leads him to decide that it is all over and he commits suicide. Doyle is distraught and runs away and gets drunk. He is found by Satin the black stripper from the show. and she looks after him after he is attacked by a gang of yobs.LeRoy, the black comic in the show is jealous and attacks Doyle when he returns to the theatre this leads to racial tensions with the cast. Then during Satin's act a gang of racists yobs attack - differences are put behind everyone when they fight to defend each other.
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Book by Fay Kanin; Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh
1st Produced:
Mark Hellinger Theatre 16 Apr 1985
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Male: 15 Female: 8 Other: extras
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Top of PageHis And Hers
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a husband and wife writting team have a succession of stage hits. When the hits dry up so does their marriage and they divorce. Both start writing a new play alone and both give it to a mutual friend to read. Both the plays are rather similar - so the couple end up in court again suing each other for plagiarism
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written by Fay And Michael Kanin
1st Produced:
48th Street Theatre, NY 07 Jan 1954
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Samuel French, NY, -
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play comedy
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Male: 10 Female: 4 Other: -
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Top of PageRashomon
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a trial ensues after the wife of a Samurai is assaulted and the Samurai killed.
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Written by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin; from stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
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Music Box Theatre, New York 27 Jan 1959
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Samuel French Inc, New York 978-0573614927
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Incidental music by Laurence Rosenthal
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adaptation drama two acts
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Male: 6 Female: 3 Other: -
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