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Morrie Ryskind

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Morrie Ryskind

Aliases: Morris Ryskind

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1895-10-20 （Brooklyn, New York, U.S.）
Died
1985-08-24 （Washington, D.C., U.S.） age 89
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Brooklyn, New York → Washington, D.C.

Career

Occupations
Dramatist, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Newspaper columnist
Active Years
1929-1972
Memberships
Socialist Party of America (former), John Birch Society (former)
Influenced
William F. Buckley Jr., Ronald Reagan
Nominations
Academy Award nomination (My Man Godfrey, 1936), Academy Award nomination (Stage Door, 1937)

Education

Columbia University
Country: United States
Suspended shortly before graduation

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1932
Work: Of Thee I Sing
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Of Thee I Sing

1931 Political satire musical

A satirical musical about a presidential campaign.

Political satireDemocracy

Animal Crackers

1928 Musical comedy

Broadway musical featuring the Marx Brothers.

ComedySatire
Adaptations
  • [Film] Animal Crackers (1930)

A Night at the Opera

1935 Film screenplay

Screenplay for the Marx Brothers' classic film.

ComedyOpera

Bibliography

  • Kaufman & Co.: Broadway Comedies
  • Animal Crackers
  • Of Thee I Sing
  • Let 'Em Eat Cake
  • I Shot an Elephant in My Pajamas: The Morrie Ryskind Story

Style & Themes

Literary Style
SatiricalHumorous
Recurring Motifs
PoliticsComedy

Legacy

Successful Broadway and Hollywood librettist and Pulitzer winner, later a conservative activist.

Archives

  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (Morrie Ryskind papers)

Trivia

  • Son of Russian Jewish immigrants
  • Suspended from Columbia University
  • Involved in many Marx Brothers works