The American Way (co-written with George S. Kaufman)

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"The American Way" is a 1939 Broadway pageant-play chronicling generations of an immigrant family’s life in the United States, co-written by celebrated dramatists Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
theatrical work
associatedWith George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
author George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coWriter George S. Kaufman
Moss Hart
depicts Americanization of immigrants
immigrant experience in America
era pre-World War II American theatre
firstPerformanceYear 1939
firstPerformedAt Broadway
genre drama
pageant-play
language English
narrativeFocus generations of an immigrant family in the United States
notableFor chronicling generations of an immigrant family’s life in the United States
originalMedium Broadway stage
premiereLocation New York City
publicationYear 1939
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
subjectMatter life of an immigrant family in the United States
timePeriodCovered multiple generations
writtenBy Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman

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Moss Hart notableWork The American Way (co-written with George S. Kaufman)