Writing

Bella Spewack

Born 1899-03-25 · Bucharest, Romania · Died 1990-04-27

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

Known for

My Favorite Wife★ 7
My Favorite Wife
1940
We're No Angels★ 6.2
We're No Angels
1989
Kiss Me Kate★ 6.5
Kiss Me Kate
1953
Move Over, Darling★ 6.7
Move Over, Darling
1963
Boy Meets Girl★ 6.2
Boy Meets Girl
1938
Week-End at the Waldorf★ 6
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
Three Loves Has Nancy★ 4
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
The Solitaire Man★ 6.5
The Solitaire Man
1933
The Chaser
The Chaser
1938
Rendezvous★ 5.4
Rendezvous
1935
The Nuisance★ 5
The Nuisance
1933
The Gay Bride★ 5.9
The Gay Bride
1934
Should Ladies Behave★ 5
Should Ladies Behave
1933
Kiss Me, Kate★ 8.7
Kiss Me, Kate
1958
The Cat and the Fiddle★ 7.5
The Cat and the Fiddle
1934
Kiss Me Kate★ 7.8
Kiss Me Kate
2003
Vogues of 1938★ 5.1
Vogues of 1938
1937
Kiss Me★ 6
Kiss Me
2011
Clear All Wires!★ 8
Clear All Wires!
1933