Act One
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Act One is Moss Hart’s celebrated autobiographical memoir chronicling his rise from poverty to becoming a successful Broadway playwright and director.
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical memoir
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book → nonfiction work → |
| about |
backstage life in theatre
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struggle of an aspiring writer → |
| author |
Moss Hart
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
Moss Hart’s Broadway career
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Moss Hart’s early life → Moss Hart’s rise from poverty → |
| focusesOn |
Moss Hart’s development as a playwright
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Moss Hart’s work as a director → |
| genre |
autobiography
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theatre memoir → |
| hasAdaptation |
Act One (film adaptation)
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Act One (stage adaptation) → |
| influenced |
later theatre memoirs
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| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
Broadway theatre
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Moss Hart → playwriting → poverty → social mobility → theatre directing → |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of the Broadway theatre world
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inspirational account of artistic success → |
| setting |
Broadway
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New York City → |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century
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interwar Broadway era → |
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Moss Hart
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Moss Hart ("Act One (film adaptation source)") → |
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Act One (1963 film)
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Act One
("Act One (stage adaptation)")
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Act One
("Act One (stage adaptation)")
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Act One
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Act One
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