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George Edward Kelly

ジョージ・エドワード・ケリー

Jōji Edowādo Kerī

Aliases: George Kelly

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1887-01-16 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania）
Died
1974-06-18 （Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania） age 87
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Riverside, California → Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Career

Occupations
playwright, screenwriter, director, actor
Active Years
1911-1974

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1926
Work: Craig's Wife
Organization: Columbia University
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Torch-Bearers

1922 Satiric comedy

Satirizes narcissistic amateurs in the Little Theatre Movement.

egotismdilettantism
Adaptations
  • [Film] Doubting Thomas (1935)
  • [Film] Too Busy to Work (1939)

The Show-Off

1924 Satiric comedy

Features a loud, lying, self-deluded businessman.

egotismdelusion
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Show-Off (1926)
  • [Film] The Show-Off (1934)
  • [Film] The Show-Off (1946)
  • [Film] Men Are Like That (1930)

Craig's Wife

1925 Satire

A possessive and materialistic wife destroys her marriage; Pulitzer winner.

possessivenessmaterialism
Adaptations
  • [Film] Craig's Wife (1928)
  • [Film] Craig's Wife (1936)
  • [Film] Harriet Craig (1950)

Bibliography

  • The Torch-Bearers (1922)
  • The Show-Off (1924)
  • Craig's Wife (1925)
  • Daisy Mayme (1926)
  • Behold, the Bridegroom (1927)
  • The Flattering Word (1929)
  • Maggie the Magnificent (1929)
  • Philip Goes Forth (1931)
  • Reflected Glory (1936)
  • The Deep Mrs. Sykes (1945)
  • The Fatal Weakness (1947)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realismsatiremoralism
Recurring Motifs
egotismnarcissismmaterialism

Legacy

American playwright known for satiric comedies, Pulitzer winner, uncle of Grace Kelly.

In Popular Culture

  • Known as uncle of Grace Kelly.

Trivia

  • Uncle of Grace Kelly.
  • Lifelong bachelor in a 55-year relationship with partner William Weagley.