Morrie Ryskind

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Morrie Ryskind was an American playwright, screenwriter, and lyricist best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and classic Hollywood comedies of the 1930s and 1940s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
journalist
lyricist
playwright
political activist
screenwriter
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Drama
collaboratedWith George Gershwin
George S. Kaufman
Ira Gershwin
Marx Brothers
surface form: The Marx Brothers
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Columbia University
familyName Ryskind
fieldOfWork film
political commentary
songwriting
theatre
genre comedy
musical theatre
screen comedy
givenName Morrie
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement conservatism in the United States
name Morrie Ryskind NERFINISHED
notableWork A Day at the Races
A Night at the Opera
Animal Crackers
Let Them Eat Cake
surface form: Let 'Em Eat Cake

My Man Godfrey
Of Thee I Sing
Room Service (play)
surface form: Room Service

Stage Door
The Cocoanuts
Marx Brothers
surface form: The Marx Brothers films
occupation journalist
lyricist
playwright
political columnist
screenwriter
politicalAlignment conservative
sexOrGender male
workedOn Marx Brothers
surface form: Marx Brothers films
wroteFor Hollywood films of the 1930s
Hollywood films of the 1940s

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Stage Door screenwriter Morrie Ryskind
My Man Godfrey screenwriter Morrie Ryskind
A Night at the Opera screenwriter Morrie Ryskind
Animal Crackers screenwriter Morrie Ryskind
The Cocoanuts screenwriter Morrie Ryskind
The Cocoanuts basedOnWorkBy Morrie Ryskind
Room Service screenwriter Morrie Ryskind