5 Quotes & Sayings By George S Kaufman

George S. Kaufman was born in New York City in 1878 and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in engineering. He began his career as a writer for the newspaper press and later became an advertising executive, screenwriter, dramatist, theatrical producer, and Broadway impresario. He wrote the librettos for three works by George Gershwin—Porgy and Bess, Lady Be Good, and Rhapsody in Blue Read more

His work also included the lyrics for two musicals by Jerome Kern—The Red Mill and Show Boat. He was an American Academy of Dramatic Arts nominee for his work on the latter play.

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(Popular singer Eddie Fisher, appearing on This is Show Business, told Kaufman that women refused to date him because he looked so young.) Mr. Fisher, on Mount Wilson there is a telescope that can magnify the most distant stars up to twenty-four times the magnification of any previous telescope. This remarkable instrument was unsurpassed in the world of astronomy until the construction of the Mount Palomar telescope, an even more remarkable instrument of magnification. Owing to advances and improvements in optical technology, it is capable of magnifying the stars to four times the magnification and resolution of the Mount Wilson telescope - Mr. Fisher, if you could somehow put the Mount Wilson telescope inside the Mount Palomar telescope, you still wouldn't be able to detect my interest in your problem. George S. Kaufman
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Satire is what closes Saturday night. George S. Kaufman
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I like terra firma - the more firma the less terra. George S. Kaufman
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When I was born I owed twelve dollars. George S. Kaufman