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Nom canonique: Kurnitz, Harry
Nom légal: Kurnitz, Harry
Autres noms: Page, Marco
Date de naissance: 1908-01-05
Date de décès: 1968-03-18
Sexe: male
Nationalité: USA
Lieu de naissance: New York City, New York, USA
Lieu du décès: Los Angeles, California, USA
Professions: reporter
screenwriter
Courte biographie: A former reporter, Harry Kurnitz arrived in Hollywood in 1938 after being hired to write the screenplay for his own story, "Fast Company." He stayed to become a prolific screenwriter, working on everything from Errol Flynn swashbucklers to Danny Kaye comedies. He also found time to become a successful novelist and playwright ("A Shot in the Dark", "Once More with Feeling").

IMDb Mini Biography By: frankfob2@yahoo.com

Trivia
American Playwright

Was nominated for Broadway's 1964 Tony Award as Best Author (Musical), along with his collaborator Noel Coward, for "The Girl Who Came to Supper."
Notice de désambigüisation: Psuedonymn for Harry Kurnitz

Membres

Critiques

Witness For The Prosecution par Billy Wilder

Laughton steals the show as a barrister just out of the hospital after a heart attack who takes on the case of Power, who is accused of killing an older woman who has left him 80,000 pounds in her will. The case turns on the testimony of Power's German wife played by Marlene Dietrich. While Power, who is clearly not British, seems very out of place, the rest of the cast excels in a very well-written script that perhaps has one twist too many, but is still quite effective, engrossing, and amusing.… (plus d'informations)

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datrappert | 2 autres critiques | Oct 24, 2021 |

Libros peligrosos: Asesinatos y libros raros… par Marco Page

Novela entretenida, pero la edición española es de vergüenza: erratas para dar y regalar que no solo te sacan de la lectura sino que en ocasiones dificultan el entender lo que se está leyendo. Vamos, que la edición es de 1 estrella, y porque no hay menos.

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cuentosalgernon | 1 autre critique | Jun 26, 2020 |

Witness for the Prosecution par Billy Wilder

A man's wife testifies against him at his murder trial.

Very entertaining, especially Laughton's performance. I think snarky wit is the foundation of the English legal process. I never would have seen the ending coming even if I'd had reason to expect a twist - but I didn't have reason, because it still would have been a good movie without the twist.

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comfypants | 2 autres critiques | Feb 18, 2016 |

Once more, with feeling; a comedy par Harry Kurnitz

They don't make 'em like this anymore: plays in which a beautiful, gracious, intelligent and sophisticated woman subordinates herself in every way to a megalomaniacal "man of genius," in this case an orchestra conductor. I call it the "My Fair Lady" syndrome. Emphasis on the "my". This play contains a perfect Walter Matthau role: an impresario named Max, played on Broadway by, guess who. You can see that this is the type of part that allowed Matthau to hone the fine art of playing Walter Matthau, that wonderful mixture of the dopey and the shrewd..… (plus d'informations)

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jburlinson | Nov 21, 2010 |

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