The Man Who Came to Dinner
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The Man Who Came to Dinner is a classic 1939 Broadway comedy play, co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, about an acerbic radio personality whose injury-induced stay with a Midwestern family wreaks hilarious havoc.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play
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comedy play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author |
George S. Kaufman
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Moss Hart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coWriter |
George S. Kaufman
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Moss Hart ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1939 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Man Who Came to Dinner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 film)
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| hasCharacterType | eccentric houseguest ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
fame and celebrity
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family life ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sheridan Whiteside ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
satirical portrayal of celebrity culture
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Broadway ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An acerbic radio personality is injured and forced to stay with a Midwestern family, causing chaos in their household. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | radio personality ⓘ |
| setting | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition |
United States theatre
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surface form:
American theatre
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| workType | dramatic work ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1939 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 film)
this entity surface form:
The Man Who Came to Dinner (Broadway play)
this entity surface form:
The Man Who Came to Dinner (co-written with George S. Kaufman)
this entity surface form:
The Man Who Came to Dinner (comedy play, co-author)
subject surface form:
Moss Hart
subject surface form:
Moss Hart