Spewack, Bella Cohen 1899-1990
Overview
| Works: | 178 works in 455 publications in 6 languages and 9,050 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Musical films Original cast recordings Librettos Television musicals Musical settings Televised performances Romantic comedy television programs Biography Musicals |
| Roles: | Librettist, Author, Author of screenplay, Other, Scenarist, Bibliographic antecedent, Editor, Conceptor, Contributor, Commentator, Speaker |
| Classifications: | ML48, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Bella Cohen Spewack
- Streets : a memoir of the Lower East Side by Bella Cohen Spewack( Book )
- From Russia to Kiss Me, Kate : the careers of Sam and Bella Spewack : an exhibition, Alan and Margaret Kempner Exhibition Room Rare Book and Manuscript Library, March 8, 1993-July 9, 1993( Book )
- Kiss me Kate by Cole Porter( Visual )
- Musicals : 4-movie collection( Visual )
- Bella Cohen Spewack : (1899-1990)( )
- Lars Schmidt papers by Lars Schmidt( )
- Where the stranger bides : resisting America with the autobiographical word by Lisa Muir( )
- Ephraim London papers by Ephraim London( )
- Spewack, Samuel and Bella Spewack( )
- Bella Spewack( )
- Bella Cohen Spewack : (1899-1990)( )
- Professional luncheon meeting : guest speaker, Miss Bella Spewack, the co-author (with her husband, Sam) of Kiss me, Kate : 1966 Feb. 21 by Bella Cohen Spewack( Recording )
- Weill-Lenya correspondence by Kurt Weill( )
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Most widely held works by
Bella Cohen Spewack
Kiss me Kate by
Cole Porter(
Visual
)
33 editions published between 1953 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,678 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two squabbling, 20th-century ex-marrieds are cast as squabbling Renaissance romantics in a musical version of The taming of the shrew. On stage they fight it out and backstage they continue to clash
33 editions published between 1953 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,678 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two squabbling, 20th-century ex-marrieds are cast as squabbling Renaissance romantics in a musical version of The taming of the shrew. On stage they fight it out and backstage they continue to clash
Ten great musicals of the American theatre by
Stanley Richards(
Book
)
2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 847 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes the librettos: Of thee I sing, Porgy and Bess, One touch of Venus, Brigadoon, Kiss me Kate, West Side story, Gypsy, Fiddler on the roof, 1776, and Company
2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 847 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes the librettos: Of thee I sing, Porgy and Bess, One touch of Venus, Brigadoon, Kiss me Kate, West Side story, Gypsy, Fiddler on the roof, 1776, and Company
My 3 angels by
Samuel Spewack(
Book
)
16 editions published between 1953 and 1994 in English and French and held by 745 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The scene is French Guiana, a region where on Christmas day the temperature has graciously dropped to 104 degrees. Three convicts are employed as roofers by a family, whose roof is in desperate need of maintenance. On the way from France is an evil-minded cousin, to oust the father of the family from his business, and his cold-blooded nephew, who is jilting the father's daughter for an heiress. The three convicts--two of them murderers, the third a swindler--take the visitors on. All three have warm hearts and are passionate believers in true justice. Possessing every criminal art and penal grace, they set matters right and in doing so redeem themselves as real life angels to the grateful family." -- Publisher's description
16 editions published between 1953 and 1994 in English and French and held by 745 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The scene is French Guiana, a region where on Christmas day the temperature has graciously dropped to 104 degrees. Three convicts are employed as roofers by a family, whose roof is in desperate need of maintenance. On the way from France is an evil-minded cousin, to oust the father of the family from his business, and his cold-blooded nephew, who is jilting the father's daughter for an heiress. The three convicts--two of them murderers, the third a swindler--take the visitors on. All three have warm hearts and are passionate believers in true justice. Possessing every criminal art and penal grace, they set matters right and in doing so redeem themselves as real life angels to the grateful family." -- Publisher's description
Kiss me, Kate : original Broadway cast recording by
Cole Porter(
Recording
)
29 editions published between 1948 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 736 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inlay booklet contains cast, ensemble, musicians and production credits; and sundry catalogue advertisements
29 editions published between 1948 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 736 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inlay booklet contains cast, ensemble, musicians and production credits; and sundry catalogue advertisements
My favorite wife by
Garson Kanin(
Visual
)
13 editions published between 1940 and 2016 in English and held by 715 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ellen (Dunne), supposedly dead, returns to the U.S. to find husband Nick (Grant) married to another woman (Patrick)
13 editions published between 1940 and 2016 in English and held by 715 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ellen (Dunne), supposedly dead, returns to the U.S. to find husband Nick (Grant) married to another woman (Patrick)
Kiss me, Kate by
Cole Porter(
)
37 editions published between 1948 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 640 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Composition de l'orchestre : 3*.3*.3*.2SaxA. 2SaxT. 1SaxBar. 3*/ 4.4.3.1., timbales, percussions, batterie et cordes
37 editions published between 1948 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 640 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Composition de l'orchestre : 3*.3*.3*.2SaxA. 2SaxT. 1SaxBar. 3*/ 4.4.3.1., timbales, percussions, batterie et cordes
American musicals, 1927-1949 : the complete books & lyrics of eight Broadway classics(
Book
)
1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this first volume of a lavishly produced two-volume collector's edition, The Library of America presents eight enduring masterpieces charting the evolution of the musical from the groundbreaking Show Boat through the genre's glorious mid-century. Based on new research, the complete libretto of each musical is presented in its Broadway opening night version, making these beloved cultural treasures available as never before. The texts are supplemented with additional song lyrics, biographical sketches of the musicals' creators, original cast lists, detailed accounts of each show's sources and production history, textual and explanatory notes, and full-color portfolios of illustrations featuring posters and photographs from each musical's original Broadway run. This volume gathers eight landmark musicals written by an astonishing roster of talents: Show Boat (1927) by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern, an epic work that revolutionized the musical form; As Thousands Cheer (1933) by Irving Berlin and Moss Hart--published here for the first time--a peerless example of the Broadway revue and a time capsule of the early Depression era; Pal Joey (1940) by John O'Hara, Richard Rodgers, and Lorenz Hart--in a newly restored text--with its sophisticated take on sex and ambition in a Chicago nightclub; Rodgers and Hammerstein's triumphant Oklahoma! (1943), a celebration of the American heartland that signaled a major leap forward in the development of the book musical; On the Town (1944) by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Leonard Bernstein, the spirited tale of three sailors enjoying an unforgettable twenty-four-hour shore leave in "New York, New York"; Finian's Rainbow (1947) by Fred Saidy, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, and Burton Lane, an improbable fusion of Irish mythology, Jim Crow politics, and the economics of the atomic age; Kiss Me, Kate (1948) by Samuel and Bella Spewack and Cole Porter, which brushed up Shakespeare to an irreverent Broadway sheen, and won the first Tony Award for Best Musical; and South Pacific (1949) by Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Joshua Logan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning success that tapped into still-vivid emotions about the experience of World War II--Publisher description
1 edition published in 2014 in English and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this first volume of a lavishly produced two-volume collector's edition, The Library of America presents eight enduring masterpieces charting the evolution of the musical from the groundbreaking Show Boat through the genre's glorious mid-century. Based on new research, the complete libretto of each musical is presented in its Broadway opening night version, making these beloved cultural treasures available as never before. The texts are supplemented with additional song lyrics, biographical sketches of the musicals' creators, original cast lists, detailed accounts of each show's sources and production history, textual and explanatory notes, and full-color portfolios of illustrations featuring posters and photographs from each musical's original Broadway run. This volume gathers eight landmark musicals written by an astonishing roster of talents: Show Boat (1927) by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern, an epic work that revolutionized the musical form; As Thousands Cheer (1933) by Irving Berlin and Moss Hart--published here for the first time--a peerless example of the Broadway revue and a time capsule of the early Depression era; Pal Joey (1940) by John O'Hara, Richard Rodgers, and Lorenz Hart--in a newly restored text--with its sophisticated take on sex and ambition in a Chicago nightclub; Rodgers and Hammerstein's triumphant Oklahoma! (1943), a celebration of the American heartland that signaled a major leap forward in the development of the book musical; On the Town (1944) by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Leonard Bernstein, the spirited tale of three sailors enjoying an unforgettable twenty-four-hour shore leave in "New York, New York"; Finian's Rainbow (1947) by Fred Saidy, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, and Burton Lane, an improbable fusion of Irish mythology, Jim Crow politics, and the economics of the atomic age; Kiss Me, Kate (1948) by Samuel and Bella Spewack and Cole Porter, which brushed up Shakespeare to an irreverent Broadway sheen, and won the first Tony Award for Best Musical; and South Pacific (1949) by Rodgers, Hammerstein, and Joshua Logan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning success that tapped into still-vivid emotions about the experience of World War II--Publisher description
Kiss me, Kate : the new Broadway cast recording by
Cole Porter(
Recording
)
2 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Another op'min', another show ; Why can't you behave? ; Wunderbar ; So in love ; We open in Venice ; Tom, Dick, or Harry ; I've come to wive it wealthily in Padua ; I hate men ; Were thine that special face ; Cantiamo D'amore ; Kiss me, Kate ; Too darn hot ; Where is the life that late I led? ; Always true to you (in my fashion) ; Bianca ; So in love (reprise) ; Brish up your Shakespeare ; Pavane ; I am ashamed that women are so simple ; Kiss me, Kate (finale)
2 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Another op'min', another show ; Why can't you behave? ; Wunderbar ; So in love ; We open in Venice ; Tom, Dick, or Harry ; I've come to wive it wealthily in Padua ; I hate men ; Were thine that special face ; Cantiamo D'amore ; Kiss me, Kate ; Too darn hot ; Where is the life that late I led? ; Always true to you (in my fashion) ; Bianca ; So in love (reprise) ; Brish up your Shakespeare ; Pavane ; I am ashamed that women are so simple ; Kiss me, Kate (finale)
Move over, darling(
Visual
)
3 editions published between 1963 and 2009 in English and held by 297 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man who is ready to have his missing wife declared legally dead and remarry finds himself in a predicament when his first wife turns up after five years of being gone!
3 editions published between 1963 and 2009 in English and held by 297 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man who is ready to have his missing wife declared legally dead and remarry finds himself in a predicament when his first wife turns up after five years of being gone!
Kiss me, Kate : original Broadway cast recording by
Cole Porter(
)
3 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Boy meets girl; Spring song by
Bella Cohen Spewack(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1936 in English and held by 225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1936 in English and held by 225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Boy meets girl : and Spring song, two plays by
Bella Cohen Spewack(
Book
)
10 editions published between 1936 and 1987 in English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1936 and 1987 in English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Clear all wires! A play in three acts by
Bella Cohen Spewack(
Book
)
7 editions published between 1932 and 1941 in English and Undetermined and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1932 and 1941 in English and Undetermined and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kiss me, Kate : a musical play by
Cole Porter(
)
2 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Porter's famous musical, with a book by Samuel and Bella Spewack, is based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. This edition of the complete vocal score includes notes on musical notation, performance practice, and production. It also includes an appendix of alternate music
2 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Porter's famous musical, with a book by Samuel and Bella Spewack, is based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. This edition of the complete vocal score includes notes on musical notation, performance practice, and production. It also includes an appendix of alternate music
Woman bites dog, a comedy in three acts by
Bella Cohen Spewack(
Book
)
5 editions published in 1947 in English and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1947 in English and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kiss me Kate by
Cole Porter(
Book
)
50 editions published between 1948 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Watergate Apmhitheatre, Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers present "Kiss Me, Kate," with Frances McCann, Robert Wright, Benny Baker, Marc Platt, Betty George, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Sam and Bella Spewack, choreography by Hanya Holm, settings and costumes by Lemuel Ayers, orchestra under the direction of George Hirst, orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, musical director Pembroke Davenport, incidental ballet music arranged by Genevieve Pitot, production staged by John C. Wilson
50 editions published between 1948 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Watergate Apmhitheatre, Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers present "Kiss Me, Kate," with Frances McCann, Robert Wright, Benny Baker, Marc Platt, Betty George, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Sam and Bella Spewack, choreography by Hanya Holm, settings and costumes by Lemuel Ayers, orchestra under the direction of George Hirst, orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, musical director Pembroke Davenport, incidental ballet music arranged by Genevieve Pitot, production staged by John C. Wilson
The festival, a comedy in three acts by
Samuel Spewack(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1955 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1955 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Week-end at the Waldorf(
Visual
)
2 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Welcome to New York's posh Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Your suite is waiting, and so are romance, glamour, comedy and drama played with great flair by an all-star cast
2 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Welcome to New York's posh Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Your suite is waiting, and so are romance, glamour, comedy and drama played with great flair by an all-star cast
Trousers to match, comedy in three acts by
Samuel Spewack(
Book
)
2 editions published in 1941 in English and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1941 in English and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Streets : a memoir of the Lower East Side by
Bella Cohen Spewack(
Book
)
3 editions published between 1995 and 2017 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Born in Transylvania at the turn of the century, Bella Cohen Spewack arrived with her mother on the streets of New York's Lower East Side in 1902 when she was three years old. At twenty-three, while working as a reporter in Berlin, she wrote this memoir of her early years. After returning to the United States, Bella and her husband, Sam Spewack, became successful playwrights, most notably for the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate
3 editions published between 1995 and 2017 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Born in Transylvania at the turn of the century, Bella Cohen Spewack arrived with her mother on the streets of New York's Lower East Side in 1902 when she was three years old. At twenty-three, while working as a reporter in Berlin, she wrote this memoir of her early years. After returning to the United States, Bella and her husband, Sam Spewack, became successful playwrights, most notably for the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate
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Related Identities
- Spewack, Samuel 1899-1971 Other Librettist Scenarist Conceptor Author of screenplay Author Contributor
- Porter, Cole 1891-1964 Other Interviewee Lyricist Musician Author Contributor Composer
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Sidney, George 1916-2002 Restager Director
- Miller, Ann 1923-2004 Actor
- Kingsley, Dorothy Scenarist Author of screenplay
- Cummings, Jack 1900-1989 Producer
- Van, Bobby Actor
- Whitmore, James 1921-2009 Actor
- Kasznar, Kurt 1913-1979 Actor
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Bella Spewack Amerikaans scenarioschrijfster (1899-1990)
Bella Spewack amerikanische Drehbuchautorin
Bella Spewack amerikansk manusforfattar
Bella Spewack amerikansk manusförfattare
Bella Spewack amerikansk manusforfatter
Bella Spewack amerikansk manuskriptforfatter
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