Howard Lindsay was born in Waterford, New York, in 1889 and died in 1968. He became an actor at nineteen. His first big break was to act and direct in the George S. Kaufman hit DULCY in 1921. Lindsay wrote many plays before teaming up with Russel Crouse on ANYTHING GOES in 1934. The Lindsay & Crouse partnership stands today as the longest collaboration of any writers in theatrical history, lasting for more than 28 years. Their hits include THE SOUND OF MUSIC (with a score by Rodgers & Hammerstein); ANYTHING GOES and RED, HOT AND BLUE (with scores by Cole Porter); CALL ME MADAM (score by Irving Berlin); the long-running play LIFE WITH FATHER (which originally starred co-author Lindsay); the Pulitzer Prize winning THE STATE OF THE UNION; and HAPPY HUNTING. Their producing credits included THE HASTY HEART, DETECTIVE STORY and ARSENIC AND OLD LACE.
