Bella Spewack

Bella Spewack

Deceased · Born: Mar 25, 1899 · Died: Apr 27, 1990

Personal Details

BornMar 25, 1899 Bucharest, Romania

Biography

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. 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. After graduating from school, she worked as a journalist for socialist and pacifist newspapers, such as 'The New York Call'. Date of Death: 27 April 1990, Manhattan, New York, USA

Career

2003
Great Performances
Great Performances as Writer
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1963
Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling as Story
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1958
Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate as Writer
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1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf as Screenplay
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1940
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife as Screenplay
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1938
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl as Screenplay
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Three Loves Has Nancy
Three Loves Has Nancy as Writer
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1937
Vogues of 1938
Vogues of 1938 as Writer
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1934
The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride as Screenplay
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The Cat and the Fiddle
The Cat and the Fiddle as Screenplay
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1933
Should Ladies Behave
Should Ladies Behave as Writer
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