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Morris "Morrie" Ryskind (October 20, 1895 – August 24, 1985) was an American dramatist, lyricist and writer of theatrical productions and movies who became a conservative political activist later in life.
Morrie Ryskind, a renegade young socialist-turned-arch-conservative who wrote comedies for the Marx Brothers and won a Pulitzer Prize for the best play of 1932, died early Saturday in Washington...
Morrie Ryskind was born on 20 October 1895 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for My Man Godfrey (1936), A Night at the Opera (1935) and Stage Door (1937). He was married to Mary House.
The elder Ryskind's autobiography I Shot an Elephant in My Pajamas: The Morrie Ryskind Story details his adventures from Broadway to Hollywood as well as his conversion to conservative politics. Merry-Go-Round (1927, with Howard Dietz to music by Henry Souvaine and Jay Gorney)
Aug 25, 1985 · ARLINGTON, Va. -- Playwright Morrie Ryskind, a socialist-turned-arch conservative who shared a Pulitzer Prize with the Gershwin brothers for the musical 'Of Thee I Sing,' died Saturday of...
Morrie Ryskind (born October 20, 1895, New York City — died August 24, 1985, Washington, D.C.) was an American dramatist, lyricist and writer of theatrical productions and motion pictures, who became a conservative political activist later in life.
Stage and film writer. A little known but very successful author of Broadway musicals and Hollywood scripts, he contributed to several major works with the Gershwins and others. The ... From: Ryskind, Morrie in The Oxford Companion to the American Musical ».
