Writing
Garson Kanin
- Titles
- 40movies12TV 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
68/100
- Highest rated
Bachelor Mother89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.1average 2.6
- Situational Comedy5.2average 2.7
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Wholesome5.6average 3.3
- Romance6.1average 3.8
- Showbiz3.4average 1.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.6average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.8average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.3, average 5.1
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.8
- Contemporary Realism3.7, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- New York City Setting 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Character-Driven 2
- Spencer Tracy 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Showbiz Satire 2
- Showbiz Drama 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Classic Screwball Comedy 2
- Mistaken Identity 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Wholesome Entertainment 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
Judy HollidayActorAdam's Rib, It Should Happen to You, The Marrying Kind
Granville BatesActorA Man to Remember, The Great Man Votes, Next Time I Marry
Spencer TracyActorAdam's Rib, Pat and Mike, Ring of Steel- GGayne RescherCinematographerThe Scarlett O'Hara War, This Year's Blonde, The Silent Lovers
John ErmanDirectorThe Scarlett O'Hara War, This Year's Blonde, The Silent Lovers
Burgess MeredithActorTom, Dick and Harry, A Salute to France
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
161960s
2 titles · average score 39
43
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
Director, Writer
35
Where It's At (1969)
Writer, Director
1950s
2 titles · average score 63
63
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Stage Director
Born Yesterday (1956)
Writer, Director
1940s
8 titles · average score 70
66
The True Glory (1945)
Director
A Salute to France (1944)
Director
82
Night Shift (1942)
Director
Fellow Americans (1942)
Director
Ring of Steel (1942)
Director
76
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
Director
78
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Director, Additional Writing
1930s
4 titles · average score 66
89
Bachelor Mother (1939)
Director
65
The Great Man Votes (1939)
Director, Additional Writing
60
A Man to Remember (1938)
Director
53
Next Time I Marry (1938)
Director