Spoiler : Kaufman, George S. (birth name was George Simon Kaufman) Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11/16/1889; died 6/2/1961 of a heart attack in New York City. Married and divorced to Beatrice Bakrow (1917-1945 her death); Leueen MacGrath (1949-1957). He began studying law, but soon became a contributor for Franklin P. Adams' newspaper column, which he took over when Adams left for another newspaper. Writer for many plays including his first, Someone Must Pay (1919). Writer for many movies including The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947). Twice was the winner of a Pulitzer Prize.

Spoiler : Actor on radio, beginning with a Campbell Playhouse 1/27/1939 production of I Lost My Girlish Laughter presented on CBS. Host of Keep'em Rolling on Mutual-Radio (1942). Co-host of The Cresta Blanca Carnival on CBS-Radio (1943). Panelist on This Is Broadway for CBS-Radio (1949).

Spoiler : Panelist on This Is Show Business (aka This Is Broadway) on the CBS and NBC TV Networks (1949- 1956). Writer of episodes for television series including Pulitzer Prize Playhouse on ABC (1950-1952); The Best of Broadway on CBS (1954-1955).