“The
best part of one’s life is the working part, the creative part. Believe me, I love to succeed…however, the
real spiritual and emotional excitement is in the doing.” - Garson Kanin
Kanin, born in Rochester, NY on this date in 1912, was a prolific writer and noted Broadway
director. Among his many hit Broadway shows were The
Diary of Anne Frank, Funny Girl and Born Yesterday, which he started writing
while serving as a soldier and filmmaker in World War II.
As a military filmmaker, he documented Gen. Dwight Eisenhower’s official record of the D-Day and ongoing Allied invasion of Europe. His resulting film, The True Glory, won him an Academy Award for Documentary Feature. A novelist, too,
he wrote the bestseller Smash, also the basis
for a hit television series.
Kanin's most famous line from Born
Yesterday - perhaps his best Broadway show - is enshrined on a New York City Public Library plaque. It was delivered by character Paul Verrall (a journalist in the play) who
says: "I want everyone to be smart. As smart as they can be. A world of
ignorant people is too dangerous to live in."
Garson Kanin
“When your work speaks for itself," Kanin said, "don’t
interrupt.”
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