George S. Kaufman: An Intimate Portrait (Hardcover)

~ Howard Teichmann (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 371 pages
• Publisher: Royal Books (Huangjia Tushu Youxian Gongsi) (1972)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0007BSI74
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,941,535 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating,interesting,in-depth depiction of a legend., April 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: George S. Kaufman an Intimate Portrait (Paperback)

This biography of George Kaufman is excellent and that's just for openers. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of this brilliant playwright, satirist, ladies' man, genius, comic wit, husband, father and friend. He led an incredibly full and fascinating life. The company he kept was unparalleled. The book reveals his earliest days as a child growing up in Pennsylvania,to his marriage to Beatrice, along with his many collaborations with the top writers of the period; many who joined him at the Algonquin Round Table. The book discusses the many women in his life, of which there were many. Not surprising. One chapter is devoted to his relationship with his daughter, Anne. The entire book is excellent; a real page turner! George S. Kaufman was incredibly talented and complex. I love this book! I've read it probably thirty time easily. Obviously this forum wasn't expecting this book to be reviewed or it would have given the option to rank a book 10 stars, which is what I rate it. I can't say enough good things about George S. Kaufman. The book also reveals the meaning behind his middle initial. BRAVO!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and fascinating, May 24, 2006

By	Lynne Murray "Author" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: George S. Kaufman an Intimate Portrait (Paperback)

I read this back in 1976 immediately after reading Teichmann's Smart Aleck - The Wit, World and Life of Alexander Woollcott, and I could see reading both books again, as Howard Teichmann has a gift for bringing wit to life. However, Kaufman has the more interesting life by far--and I don't just mean because of Mary Astor! Teichmann captures the atmosphere of this circle of unparalled wits, so that you can enjoy the humor with hangover optional. This book would also be interesting to re-read along with Moss Hart's, Act One, to see their play writing collaboration from both sides.