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Beatrice Kaufman

American writer and playwright (1895-1945) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 50

Beatrice Bakrow Kaufman was an American editor, writer, and playwright. Although chiefly remembered as the wife of director, humorist, and playwright George S. Kaufman, she had a distinguished literary career of her own, and during the 1930s and 1940s, was regarded as "one of the wittiest women in New York" who was...

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Although chiefly remembered as the wife of director, humorist, and playwright George S. Kaufman, she had a distinguished literary career of her own, and during the 1930s and 1940s, was regarded as "one of the wittiest women in New York" who was "influential in shaping American taste and culture in the early twentieth century".

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1895 to 1945 · aged 50