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Garson Kanin

Writing

Born: 1912-11-24
Died: 1999-03-13
From: Rochester, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Biography

Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Garson Kanin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations2 won · 6 nominated

🏆 Won

American Theatre Hall of Fame

1985
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

1961
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Musical

Do Re Mi

1961
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Director

1956
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Pat and Mike

1953
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Adam's Rib

1951
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

A Double Life

1948
🏆 Won

Donaldson Awards

Acting10 titles

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
8.5
Movie

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

1990Documentary
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
8.3
Movie

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986Drama
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
7.5
Movie

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996Documentary
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7.0
Movie

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988Documentary
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Series

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-1995Documentary
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms
5.0
Movie

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms

1996Drama
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
0
Movie

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990Documentary

Directing16 titles

A Salute to France
10.0
Movie

A Salute to France

1944Documentary
Night Shift
9.0
Movie

Night Shift

1942Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
Ring of Steel
7.5
Movie

Ring of Steel

1942Documentary
Next Time I Marry
7.3
Movie

Next Time I Marry

1938Comedy
Bachelor Mother
7.2
Movie

Bachelor Mother

1939Comedy
The Diary of Anne Frank
7.2
Movie

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959Drama
My Favorite Wife
7.0
Movie

My Favorite Wife

1940Comedy
A Man to Remember
6.7
Movie

A Man to Remember

1938Drama
The True Glory
6.5
Movie

The True Glory

1945Documentary
The Great Man Votes
6.4
Movie

The Great Man Votes

1939Drama
They Knew What They Wanted
6.0
Movie

They Knew What They Wanted

1940Drama
Tom, Dick and Harry
5.9
Movie

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941Comedy
Some Kind of a Nut
4.1
Movie

Some Kind of a Nut

1969Comedy
Where It's At
4.0
Movie

Where It's At

1969Drama
Born Yesterday
0
Movie

Born Yesterday

1956Romance

Writing23 titles

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Series

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955-1962Thriller
Adam's Rib
7.5
Series

Adam's Rib

1973Comedy
Born Yesterday
7.2
Movie

Born Yesterday

1950Comedy
It Should Happen to You
7.1
Movie

It Should Happen to You

1954Comedy
Adam's Rib
7.1
Movie

Adam's Rib

1949Comedy
The Right Approach
7.0
Movie

The Right Approach

1961Drama
The Rat Race
6.8
Movie

The Rat Race

1960Comedy
The Marrying Kind
6.7
Movie

The Marrying Kind

1952Comedy
Pat and Mike
6.4
Movie

Pat and Mike

1952Comedy
High Time
6.4
Movie

High Time

1960Comedy
A Double Life
6.4
Movie

A Double Life

1947Drama
Smash
6.4
Series

Smash

2012-2013Drama
The Girl Can't Help It
6.3
Movie

The Girl Can't Help It

1956Comedy
Hardhat & Legs
6.3
Movie

Hardhat & Legs

1980Comedy
This Year's Blonde
6.3
Movie

This Year's Blonde

1980Drama
The Scarlett O'Hara War
6.2
Movie

The Scarlett O'Hara War

1980Drama
Ferraille et chiffons
5.5
Movie

Ferraille et chiffons

1972Comedy
From This Day Forward
5.4
Movie

From This Day Forward

1946Romance
Born Yesterday
5.3
Movie

Born Yesterday

1993Comedy
The Silent Lovers
4.7
Movie

The Silent Lovers

1980Drama
Some Kind of a Nut
4.1
Movie

Some Kind of a Nut

1969Comedy
Where It's At
4.0
Movie

Where It's At

1969Drama
Born Yesterday
0
Movie

Born Yesterday

1956Romance

Crew3 titles

The More the Merrier
7.0
Movie

The More the Merrier

1943Comedy
My Favorite Wife
7.0
Movie

My Favorite Wife

1940Comedy
The Great Man Votes
6.4
Movie

The Great Man Votes

1939Drama

Creator1 title

Adam's Rib
7.5
Series

Adam's Rib

1973Comedy