Morrie Ryskind
Morrie Ryskind, the librettist of Louisiana Purchase, was born in New York City in 1895 and graduated from the Columbia University School of Journalism. His principal collaborator in the theater was G... Read more
Morrie Ryskind, the librettist of Louisiana Purchase, was born in New York City in 1895 and graduated from the Columbia University School of Journalism. His principal collaborator in the theater was George S. Kaufman, with whom he wrote the Marx Brothers musical Animal Crackers (1928). Ryskind and Kaufman teamed with George and Ira Gershwin to write the musical political satires Strike Up the Band (1930), Of Thee I Sing (1931) and Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933).