Morris "Morrie" Ryskind (October 20, 1895 – August 24, 1985) was an American dramatist, lyricist and writer of theatrical productions and movies who became...

player, captain and coach Morrie Ryskind (1895–1985), American dramatist, lyricist, writer and conservative political activist Morrie Schwartz (1916–1995)...

together in the film. The screenplay for My Man Godfrey was written by Morrie Ryskind and Eric S. Hatch, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on...

after Zeppo left the act. The film was written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind from a story by James Kevin McGuinness, with additional uncredited dialogue...

Strike Up the Band is a 1927 musical with a book by Morrie Ryskind, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by George Gershwin. It first ran as a satirical show...

notable in later films, play minor characters. The film was adapted by Morrie Ryskind and Anthony Veiller from the play by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman...

successful 1928 Broadway musical of the same title by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, also starring the Marx Brothers and Margaret Dumont. Also reprising...

Cheavens published in McCall's and engaged Cheavens as script consultant. Morrie Ryskind was credited for the screenplay. The film depicts the passage of time...

won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical Of Thee I Sing (with Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin) in 1932, and won again in 1937 for the play You Can't...

The MPA denied these allegations, with Jewish writer and MPA member Morrie Ryskind writing in defence of his fellow members. When the organization was...

Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. The musical lampoons American politics; the story concerns John P....

lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby and a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. The musical starred the Marx Brothers and is set at the Long Island...

when Of Thee I Sing won in 1932, book authors George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, as well as lyricist Ira Gershwin, were cited as the winners, while...

Best Original Song, though none won. Along with George S Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, he was a recipient of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Of Thee...

American comedy-drama film directed by Edmund Goulding, and written by Morrie Ryskind. The film stars Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Ina Claire, Reginald...

for the musical The Gang's All Here, collaborating with Frank McCoy, Morrie Ryskind and Oscar Hammerstein II. His first work with his long-time partner...

Pardon My English is a musical with a book by Herbert Fields and Morrie Ryskind, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Set in 1933 Dresden...

Gershwin. Gregory Ratoff directed and Morrie Ryskind wrote the screenplay from a story by Sig Herzig and Ryskind. The film is notable as Weill's only musical...

Purchase is a musical with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Morrie Ryskind based on a story by B. G. DeSylva. Set in New Orleans, the musical lightly...

1931 American Pre-Code musical comedy film written by Eddie Cantor, Morrie Ryskind, and David Freedman, directed by A. Edward Sutherland, and choreographed...

(Robert Florey and Joseph Santley), it was adapted to the screen by Morrie Ryskind from the George S. Kaufman Broadway musical play. Five of the film's...

Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, 1925) Stage Door (Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, 1926) Animal Crackers (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind...

Animal Crackers (1930). Both were written by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. Production then shifted to Hollywood, beginning with a short film that...

John Murray and Allan Boretz. The play was adapted for the Marxes by Morrie Ryskind. Room Service was the only film in which neither the story nor the characters...

arrangements by John Berkman, and a book by Melville Shavelson and Morrie Ryskind. The musical describes the rise and fall of New York City Mayor Jimmy...

short story "Opera Hat" by Bud Kelland My Man Godfrey Eric S. Hatch & Morrie Ryskind The novel 1101 Park Avenue by Hatch 1937 (10th) The Life of Emile Zola...

Irving Berlin and a book by George S. Kaufman, with additional text by Morrie Ryskind. The Cocoanuts was written for the Marx Brothers after the success of...

German-American crystallographer and physicist (b. 1888) August 24 – Morrie Ryskind, American dramatist (b. 1895) August 25 Paul Harris, American actor...

Siam 15 Lester Cole 81 US Screenwriter Blood on the Sun High Wall 24 Morrie Ryskind 89 US Screenwriter A Night at the Opera My Man Godfrey 28 Ruth Gordon...

investigative reporter Ruth Ryon (1944–2014), real estate writer 1977–2008 Morrie Ryskind, feature writer 1960–1971 Kevin Sack, Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting...