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H.S. Kraft(1899-1975)

  • Writer
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H.S. Kraft was born on 30 April 1899 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Stormy Weather (1943), Smartest Girl in Town (1936) and Champagne Waltz (1937). He was married to Reata Kraft. He died on 29 July 1975 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornApril 30, 1899
DiedJuly 29, 1975(76)
BornApril 30, 1899
DiedJuly 29, 1975(76)
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Known for

Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
Stormy Weather
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1943
Ann Sothern in Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
Smartest Girl in Town
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1936
Fred MacMurray and Gladys Swarthout in Champagne Waltz (1937)
Champagne Waltz
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1937
Starlight Theatre (1950)
Starlight Theatre
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer(as Hy Kraft)

Credits

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Writer

  • Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton in Gomer Pyle: USMC (1964)
    Gomer Pyle: USMC
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by (as Hy Kraft)
    • 1965
  • This Is Music Hall
    TV Movie
    • written by (as Hy Kraft)
    • 1955
  • Top Banana (1954)
    Top Banana
    5.5
    • musical play (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Starlight Theatre (1950)
    Starlight Theatre
    6.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • adapted by (as Hy Kraft, as Hy Kraft)
    • 1951
  • Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Stormy Weather
    7.3
    • adaptation
    • 1943
  • Fred MacMurray and Gladys Swarthout in Champagne Waltz (1937)
    Champagne Waltz
    6.0
    • story
    • 1937
  • Ann Sothern in Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
    Smartest Girl in Town
    6.4
    • story
    • 1936
  • Bela Lugosi and Carroll Borland in Mark of the Vampire (1935)
    Mark of the Vampire
    6.3
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Frederick Burton, Frances Drake, Edward Ellis, Douglas Fowley, Henry Hull, Gene Raymond, Willard Robertson, and Phillip Trent in Transient Lady (1935)
    Transient Lady
    4.9
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • La fin du monde (1931)
    La fin du monde
    5.9
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Hy Kraft
  • Born
    • April 30, 1899
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 29, 1975
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Reata KraftMay 9, 1938 - July 29, 1975 (his death)
  • Other works
    Broadway play: "Ten Per Cent". Directed by Thomas E. Jackson. George M. Cohan's Theatre: 23 performances. Cast included H.S. Kraft.
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    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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    Father of actress Jill Kraft.
  • Quotes
    [on Oscar Hammerstin II's public support for him, an uncooperative witness before the House Un-Anerican Activities Committee in 1952] Oscar inscribed my copy of 'South Pacific', 'For Hy. And why not? Oscar'. Every once in a while I read his lyric, 'You've Got to Be Taught to Hate'. The man who wrote that was my friend. I liked the world a lot better when he lived in it.

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