{"product_id":"act-one-an-autobiography-paperback","title":"Act One: An Autobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoss Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoss Hart's \u003ci\u003eAct One\u003c\/i\u003e, which Lincoln Center Theater presented in 2014 as a play written and directed by James Lapine, is one of the great American memoirs, a glorious memorial to a bygone age filled with all the wonder, drama, and heartbreak that surrounded Broadway in the early twentieth century. Hart's story inspired a generation of theatergoers, dramatists, and readers everywhere as he eloquently chronicled his impoverished childhood and his long, determined struggle to reach the opening night of his first Broadway hit. \u003ci\u003eAct One\u003c\/i\u003e is the quintessential American success story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOSS HART, born in New York City in 1904, began his career as a playwright in 1925 and achieved his first major success in the 1930 collaboration with George S. Kaufman, \u003ci\u003e Once in a Lifetime\u003c\/i\u003e. With Kaufmann, he also wrote such American classics as\u003ci\u003e The Man Who Came to Dinne\u003c\/i\u003er and\u003ci\u003e You Can't Take it With You\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize. Hart also gained universal recognition for his award-winning direction of many shows, including \u003ci\u003eMy Fair Lady \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Camelot.\u003c\/i\u003e He died in 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761038328096,"sku":"9781250050892","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6a2b2748c417b7db92646a2f3b1f5173.webp?v=1780197880","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/act-one-an-autobiography-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}