Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1912, Nov. 24 | Born, Rochester, N.Y. |
| 1933 | Graduated, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, N.Y. Acted for the first time on Broadway in Little Ol' Boy |
| 1934 | Appeared in Spring Song (play) |
| 1935 | Appeared in Three Men on a Horse (play) |
| 1936 | Directed Hitch Your Wagon (play) |
| 1938 | Directed A Man to Remember (film) |
| 1939 | Directed The Great Man Votes (film) |
| 1940 | Directed My Favorite Wife (film) |
| 1941 | Directed Tom, Dick and Harry (film) |
| 1941-1945 | Served with the United States army |
| 1942 | Married Ruth Gordon (died 1985) |
| 1945 | Codirectored with Carol Reed, The True Glory, Dwight D. Eisenhower's film report on the Allied victory in Europe |
| 1946 | Wrote and directed Born Yesterday (play) for which he received the Donaldson Award and the Sidney Howard Memorial Award Directed Years Ago (play) |
| 1948 | Coauthored with Ruth Gordon A Double Life (screenplay) |
| 1949 | Coauthored with Ruth Gordon Adam's Rib (screenplay) |
| 1950 | Wrote the English libretto and directed Die Fledermausfor the Metropolitan Opera Co. |
| 1952 | Coauthored with Ruth Gordon Pat and Mike (screenplay) |
| 1955 | Wrote and directed The Diary of Anne Frank (play) |
| 1959 | Published Blow Up a Storm. New York: Random House |
| 1960 | Wrote and directed Do Re Mi (play) |
| 1964 | Directed Funny Girl (play) |
| 1966 | Published Remembering Mr. Maugham. New York: Atheneum |
| 1969 | Published Cast of Characters. New York: Atheneum |
| 1971 | Published Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir. New York: Viking Press |
| 1990 | Married Marian Seldes |
| 1999, Mar.13 | Died, New York, N.Y. |