Biography

Like many of the figures who glamorized New York City in the 1920s and 30s, Kaufman was born far from Manhattan high society. In his case, he was born on November 16, 1888, into a middle-class...

Kaufman was uniquely placed at the epicenter of the earthshattering theatrical and literary world of New York in the 1920s. As a drama editor for the Times, he had access to every celebrity and...

Another drama columnist who made the rounds at the Algonquin was Marc Connelly. Although he and Kaufman were quite different in temperament, the two men enjoyed each other's wit and company and...