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

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Broadway play comedy play stage play

"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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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
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 →
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 (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 →
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 era →
workPeriod	1930s American theatre →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Moss Hart →	notableWork