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(1900-1975) Playwright, author, humorist, screenwriter. Arthur Kober was born in the town of Brody in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Arthur Kober

Locations

Bronx

Author's Timeline


Unknown

RESIDENCE

As a youngster, Mr. Kober first lived in Harlem in Manhattan, New York, and then in the Bronx, New York.

1900

BIRTH

Arthur Kober was born in the town of Brody in Galicia, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, on August 25, 1900.

1934

LITWORK

Palooka


Mr. Kober, Jack Jevne, and Gertrude Purcell wrote the screenplay for the film, "Palooka."

1935

LITWORK

Thunder Over the Bronx
Simon-Schuster

Collection of stories.

1935

LITWORK

Ginger


Screenplay.

1937

LITWORK

Having Wonderful Time
Random House

A play about a Jewish summer resort that later became the musical "Wish You Were Here" in 1952.

1937

LITWORK

That Man is Here Again: The Adventures of a Hollywood Agent
Random House

Humor.

1939

LITWORK

Pardon Me for Pointing
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster

Humor.

1941

LITWORK

My Dear Bella
New York, NY: Random House

Humor.

1945

LITWORK

Parm Me
Constable

Humor.

1951

LITWORK

Bella, Bella Kissed a Fella
Random House

Humor.

1958

LITWORK

Oooh, What You Said!
Simon & Schuster

Humor.

1975

DEATH

Arthur Kober died at the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York, on June 12, 1975.

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