Garson Kanin

Garson Kanin

1912-11-24 Rochester, New York, USA 39 Credits

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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.

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Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996

as Self

7.5
Acting

Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement ...

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms

Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms

1996

as Self

5.0
Acting

Four-time Oscar-winner Katharine Hepburn called herself a "personality" as well as an actress, and rightfully so. This biography chronicles her life a...

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1993

Theatre Play

5.3

A rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend up to the level of his peers. He fears that the showgi...

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

1990

as Self

10.0
Acting

The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990

as Self

Acting

Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famo...

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988

as Self

7.0
Acting

A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986

as Self

8.0
Acting

In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and profession...

The Silent Lovers

The Silent Lovers

1980

Novel

3.5

The story of the ill-fated romance between Greta Garbo and John Gilbert.

The Scarlett O'Hara War

The Scarlett O'Hara War

1980

Novel

6.1

The trials and tribulations of David O. Selznick as he attempts to find an actress to play the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939).

This Year's Blonde

This Year's Blonde

1980

Novel

5.7

First he seduced her. Then he made her a star. He was Johnny Hyde, 52-year-old agent, friend, lover. She was an unemployed starlet — destined to be Am...

Hardhat & Legs

Hardhat & Legs

1980

Screenplay

4.5
Writing

A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.

Ferraille et chiffons

Ferraille et chiffons

1972

Author

5.5
Some Kind of a Nut

Some Kind of a Nut

1969

Director, Writer

3.5
Directing Writing

A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's demands that he shave his beard.

Where It's At

Where It's At

1969

Director, Writer

2.0
Directing Writing

A "Sixties Generation" comedy about an offbeat father-son relationship. Dad runs a Las Vegas hotel-casino and his son is a college student with a diff...

The Right Approach

The Right Approach

1961

Theatre Play

An opportunistic young Hollywood singer, loyal only to himself, steps on everyone he meets in order to achieve success and fame.

High Time

High Time

1960

Story

5.9
Writing

Despite the dissapproval of his grown son and daughter, 51-year-old widdower and wealthy restauranteur Harvey Howard decides it's 'high time' to he ge...

The Rat Race

The Rat Race

1960

Screenplay, Theatre Play

6.6
Writing

An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance ...

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959

Stage Director

7.2
Directing

The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

1956

Novel

6.1

A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.

It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

1954

Screenplay, Story

6.9
Writing

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at firs...

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

1952

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets fluste...

The Marrying Kind

The Marrying Kind

1952

Writer

6.7
Writing

Florence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing the judge encourages them to remember the good tim...

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1950

Theatre Play

7.2

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-...

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1949

Screenplay

7.1
Writing

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who...

A Double Life

A Double Life

1947

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

1946

Adaptation

5.2

A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride, whom he married after a short courtship and has no...

The True Glory

The True Glory

1945

Director

6.2
Directing

A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the as...

A Salute to France

A Salute to France

1944

Director

Directing

Directed by Garson Kanin and Jean Renoir.

The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier

1943

Additional Writing

6.8

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believi...

Ring of Steel

Ring of Steel

1942

Director

5.0
Directing

Documentary short detailing the American soldier's part in preserving the fundamental ideals of this nation. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in...

Fellow Americans

1942

Director

6.0
Directing

After Pearl Harbor Lt. James Stewart narrated this film to rouse American support for the war.

Night Shift

Night Shift

1942

Director

8.0
Directing

Documentary short film depicting the work in a British armaments plant in which the night shift consists of women workers.

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941

Director

5.6
Directing

Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman Tom, Chicago millionaire Dick and auto mechanic Harry. ...

They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted

1940

Director

5.5
Directing

While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accept...

My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940

Director, Additional Writing

7.0
Directing

Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her husband recently remarrying. But he too gets a shock...

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939

Director

7.1
Directing

Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, D...

The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes

1939

Director, Additional Writing

6.1
Directing

In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book to bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman, ...

Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry

1938

Director

6.8
Directing

Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would s...

A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

1938

Director

6.5
Directing

On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.