Word: kanine
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cannot go to a party without taking something along to read aloud; he cannot cross the ocean without becoming the Pied Piper of the ship. His habit of pacing about a room, lecturing to his friends ("Now, my Kinder, let me tell you about . . ."), once led Theatrical Director Garson Kanin to remark: "Whenever I'm asked what college I've attended, I'm tempted to write 'Thornton Wilder.' " Over the years, Thornton Wilder College has taught a number of courses, in & out of classrooms. His latest course: what it is to be an American...
...season's gayest comedies, Pat and Mike benefits by George Cukor's shrewd direction, the sprightly lines of Authors Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, and the comic capering of Old Hands Hepburn and Tracy. Aldo Ray is amusing as a dumb boxer with a foghorn voice. There is a pungent gallery of prognathous fictional sports characters, while such real sports personalities as Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Gussie Moran, Donald Budge, Alice Marble, Frank Parker and Betty Hicks show up in person...
...Marrying Kind a new comedy by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin (the authors of Adam's Rib and Born Yesterday) describes what happens when one dumb blond meets another dumb blonde one afternoon in Central Park marries her and begins life a new in a New York City apartment...
...generally good direction and the fact that all the New York scenes were filmed on location. These factors along with a share of clever dialogue and good performances by the two stars make it a better than average comedy, but one that falls far short of its Gordon Kanin predecessors...
...screenplay by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin flashbacks on Florence and Chet Keefer (Judy Holliday and Aldo Ray) as they tell a sympathetic lady judge (Madge Kennedy) about the troubles that led them to the divorce court after seven years of marriage and two children. Among their problems: 1) Aldo was once late to pick up Judy for a party, 2) Judy lost a $2,600 radio jackpot because Aldo tipped her on the wrong tune title when she knew the right one all along, and 3) Aldo was jealous...