Morrie Ryskind (20 October 1895, New York City - 24 August 1985, Washington, D.C.) was an American dramatist, lyricist and director on theatrical productions and motion pictures.
Ryskind earned credits for script and lyric writing, and directing Broadway theatrical productions, and Hollywood motion pictures scripts from 1927 to 1945. He collaborated with George S. Kaufman on several Broadway hits. Ryskind wrote or co-wrote several Marx Brothers t...
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Morrie Ryskind (20 October 1895, New York City - 24 August 1985, Washington, D.C.) was an American dramatist, lyricist and director on theatrical productions and motion pictures.
Ryskind earned credits for script and lyric writing, and directing Broadway theatrical productions, and Hollywood motion pictures scripts from 1927 to 1945. He collaborated with George S. Kaufman on several Broadway hits. Ryskind wrote or co-wrote several Marx Brothers theatrical and motion picture screenplays including the script and lyrics for Broadway musical Animal Crackers (1929) and wrote the script for Cocoanuts (1929), Animal Crackers (1930), and A Night at the Opera (1935). He earned a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the Broadway production Of Thee I Sing in 1933, and was twice nominated for an Academy Award for his part in writing My Man Godfrey (1936) and Stage Door (1937).
Ryskind attended Columbia University but did not graduate. He was suspended shortly before he was due to graduate after he...
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