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
67/100
- 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
- Classic Hollywood 3
- New York City Setting 3
- Wholesome Entertainment 2
- Feel-Good Movie 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Spencer Tracy 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Showbiz Satire 2
- Showbiz Drama 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, The Marrying Kind, Hardhat & Legs
Roy WebbComposerMy Favorite Wife, Bachelor Mother, Tom, Dick and Harry, A Man to Remember
Granville BatesActorThe Great Man Votes, Next Time I Marry, A Man to Remember
Spencer TracyActorAdam's Rib, Pat and Mike, Ring of Steel
Judy HollidayActorAdam's Rib, It Should Happen to You, The Marrying Kind- 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
Edmond O'BrienActorThe Girl Can't Help It, A Double Life
Donald MacBrideActorMy Favorite Wife, The Great Man Votes
Harold GouldActorThe Scarlett O'Hara War, The Silent Lovers
Don RicklesActorThe Rat Race, Where It's At
Movies and TV shows
351990s
1 title · average score 34
34
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 50
43
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
Director, Writer
45
Where It's At (1969)
Writer, Director
The Right Approach (1961)
Theatre Play
63
The Rat Race (1960)
Screenplay, Theatre Play
52
High Time (1960)
Story
1950s
7 titles · average score 74
70
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Stage Director
Born Yesterday (1956)
Director, Writer
86
It Should Happen to You (1954)
Story, Screenplay
66
Pat and Mike (1952)
Screenplay
86
Born Yesterday (1950)
Theatre Play
1940s
12 titles · average score 68
83
Adam's Rib (1949)
Screenplay
77
A Double Life (1947)
Screenplay
59
From This Day Forward (1946)
Adaptation
67
The True Glory (1945)
Director
A Salute to France (1944)
Director
62
The More the Merrier (1943)
Additional Writing
Night Shift (1942)
Director
Fellow Americans (1942)
Director
Ring of Steel (1942)
Director
77
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
Director
65
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Director, Additional Writing
1930s
4 titles · average score 67
89
Bachelor Mother (1939)
Director
65
The Great Man Votes (1939)
Director, Additional Writing
54
Next Time I Marry (1938)
Director
61
A Man to Remember (1938)
Director