You Can't Take It with You (co-written with George S. Kaufman)

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"You Can't Take It with You" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1936 comedic stage play about an eccentric New York family whose free-spirited lifestyle clashes with conventional society.

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instanceOf Broadway play
comedy play
stage play
adaptationType film adaptation
author George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Drama
awardYear 1937
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coWriter George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
dramaticForm three-act play
dramaticTone light-hearted
satirical
firstPerformanceYear 1936
genre comedy
hasAdaptation You Can't Take It with You
surface form: You Can't Take It with You (1938 film)
hasCharacter Alice Sycamore
Grandpa Vanderhof
Martin Vanderhof
Mr. Kirby
Mrs. Kirby
Paul Sycamore
Penelope Sycamore
Tony Kirby
hasTitle You Can't Take It with You
isAbout conflict with conventional society
free-spirited lifestyle
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableWorkOf George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
originalLanguage English
originalMedium theatre
placeOfFirstPerformance New York City
publicationYear 1936
PulitzerCategory Drama
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingLocation New York City
subjectMatter clash between individualism and conformity
class differences
eccentric family
theme family and relationships
nonconformity
pursuit of happiness over material wealth
timePeriodOfWork Great Depression
surface form: Great Depression era
workPeriod 1930s American theatre

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Moss Hart notableWork You Can't Take It with You (co-written with George S. Kaufman)