Once in a Lifetime (play)

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Once in a Lifetime is a satirical stage comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that lampoons Hollywood’s chaotic transition from silent films to talking pictures.

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instanceOf film adaptation
satirical comedy
stage play
author George S. Kaufman NERFINISHED
Moss Hart NERFINISHED
basedOn Hollywood’s transition to talking pictures NERFINISHED
Once in a Lifetime NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director George S. Kaufman NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1930
firstPerformedAt Broadway NERFINISHED
genre comedy
satire
hasAdaptation Once in a Lifetime (1932 film) NERFINISHED
hasCoAuthorRelationship Hart–Kaufman collaborations
hasSubjectHeading Motion pictures—Production and direction—Drama
Sound motion pictures—History—Drama
hasType three-act play
notableCharacter George Lewis NERFINISHED
Jerry Hyland NERFINISHED
May Daniels NERFINISHED
notableFor lampooning Hollywood’s chaotic transition from silent films to talking pictures
notableTheme impact of new technology on entertainment industry
satire of the movie business
originalBroadwayCity New York City NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayTheatre Music Box Theatre NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
partOf American theatre canon
periodDepicted early sound era in Hollywood
producer Sam H. Harris NERFINISHED
setting Hollywood NERFINISHED
late 1920s
subject Hollywood film industry
transition from silent films to sound films
timePeriodOfWork 20th century
writer George S. Kaufman NERFINISHED
Moss Hart NERFINISHED

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May Daniels firstAppearanceIn Once in a Lifetime (play)