Biography

Bella Spewack was born on March 25, 1899 in Bucharest, Romania. She was a writer, known for My Favorite Wife (1940), We're No Angels (1989) and Move Over, Darling (1963). She was married to Sam Spewack. She died on April 27, 1990 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

In 1949, won two Tony Awards for "Kiss Me, Kate" with her husband-collaborator Sam Spewack: as Best Authors (Musical) and for the book as part of the Best Musical Award.

Credited with inventing the Girl Scout Cookie

She and Samuel Spewack was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Kiss Me Kate performed at the Open Air Theatre, for Outstanding Musical Production of 1997.

With her husband, Sam Spewack and Cole Porter, their production of Kiss Me, Kate performed at the Victoria Palace Theatre was awarded the 2001 London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Musical.

After graduating from school, she worked as a journalist for socialist and pacifist newspapers, such as 'The New York Call'.