Garson Kanin

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<tr valign="top"><th style="text-align:right;">Died</th> <td>13 March 1999
New York, New York</td></tr>

Garson Kanin
Born	24 November 1912 Rochester, New York

Garson Kanin (November 24 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. Born in Rochester, New York, he is most notable for:

In collaboration with his wife, actress Ruth Gordon, he wrote the classic Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn film comedies, the 1949 Adam's Rib and the 1952 Pat and Mike, both directed by George Cukor.
He wrote and staged the 1946 play Born Yesterday, which ran for 1642 performances; and with George Cukor helped work out the screenplay of the 1950 film adaptation (see Garson Kanin's "Hollywood" page 326).
He directed the 1955 play The Diary of Anne Frank, which ran for 717 performances.
He directed the 1964 musical Funny Girl, which ran for 1348 performances.

He was a colleague of Thornton Wilder, who mentored him, and an admirer of the work of Frank Capra. Kanin said "I'd rather be Capra than God, if there is a Capra."

Kanin was remarried to actress Marian Seldes, who survives him. Kanin died at age 86 in New York City of undisclosed causes.