Writing
Garson Kanin
- Titles
- 40movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1938 to 2012, with a break from 1981 to 2011, busiest in 1980 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 17titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Hallmark Hall of Fame83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy5.7average 2.7
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.6
- Wholesome5.9average 3.3
- Romance6.1average 3.8
- Historical4.8average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.3average 2.3
- Pop Culture3.5average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.0, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Tension4.4, average 6.1
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Romantic Comedy 2
- New York City Setting 2
- Showbiz Satire 2
- Wholesome Entertainment 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Mistaken Identity 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Feel-Good Movie 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Showbiz Drama 2
- Spencer Tracy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George CukorDirectorAdam's Rib, It Should Happen to You, A Double Life, Pat and Mike, The Marrying Kind
Ruth GordonWriterAdam's Rib, A Double Life, Pat and Mike, Hardhat & Legs, The Marrying Kind
Roy WebbComposerMy Favorite Wife, Bachelor Mother, A Man to Remember, Tom, Dick and Harry
Granville BatesActorA Man to Remember, The Great Man Votes, Next Time I Marry
Judy HollidayActorAdam's Rib, It Should Happen to You, The Marrying Kind
Spencer TracyActorAdam's Rib, Pat and Mike, Ring of Steel
John ErmanDirectorThe Scarlett O'Hara War, This Year's Blonde, The Silent Lovers- GGayne RescherCinematographerThe Scarlett O'Hara War, This Year's Blonde, The Silent Lovers
Burgess MeredithActorA Salute to France, Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom EwellActorAdam's Rib, The Girl Can't Help It
Katharine HepburnActorAdam's Rib, Pat and Mike
Rosemary ForsythActorSome Kind of a Nut, Where It's At
Movies and TV shows
351990s
1 title · average score 52
52
Born Yesterday (1993)
Theatre Play
1980s
5 titles · average score 65
Tattingers (1988)
TV show
Hardhat & Legs (1980)
Screenplay
1970s
1 title
1960s
5 titles · average score 54
39
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
Director, Writer
Where It's At (1969)
Writer, Director
The Right Approach (1961)
Theatre Play
67
The Rat Race (1960)
Screenplay, Theatre Play
58
High Time (1960)
Story
1950s
7 titles · average score 69
73
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Stage Director
Born Yesterday (1956)
Writer, Director
70
It Should Happen to You (1954)
Screenplay, Story
65
Pat and Mike (1952)
Screenplay
73
Born Yesterday (1950)
Theatre Play
1940s
12 titles · average score 66
72
Adam's Rib (1949)
Screenplay
66
A Double Life (1947)
Screenplay
57
From This Day Forward (1946)
Adaptation
66
The True Glory (1945)
Director
A Salute to France (1944)
Director
72
The More the Merrier (1943)
Additional Writing
Night Shift (1942)
Director
Fellow Americans (1942)
Director
Ring of Steel (1942)
Director
59
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
Director
70
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Director, Additional Writing
1930s
4 titles · average score 69
73
Bachelor Mother (1939)
Director
The Great Man Votes (1939)
Additional Writing, Director
65
Next Time I Marry (1938)
Director
A Man to Remember (1938)
Director