Once in a Lifetime (co-written with George S. Kaufman)

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"Once in a Lifetime" is a satirical Broadway play about Hollywood’s transition to talking pictures, co-written by playwrights Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.

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instanceOf Broadway play
stage play
author George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
basedOn impact of talking pictures on Hollywood
countryOfOrigin United States
coWrittenBy George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
firstPerformanceLocation Broadway
firstPublishedInCentury 20th century
genre comedy
satire
hasBroadwayRun yes
hasDramatist George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
hasTitle Once in a Lifetime
language English
mainSubject Hollywood film industry
transition to talking pictures
notableFor satirical portrayal of Hollywood’s transition to sound films
originalBroadwayProductionOpened 1930
setting Hollywood
timePeriod early sound era of motion pictures
late 1920s
workType theatrical work

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Moss Hart
notableWork

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