Augustus Goetz
Ruth and Augustus Goetz collaborated on many Broadway plays, such as FRANKLIN STREET (1940); ONE MAN SHOW (1945); THE HEIRESS (1947), which was loosely suggested by Henry James’ novel WASHINGTON SQUAR... Read more
Ruth and Augustus Goetz collaborated on many Broadway plays, such as FRANKLIN STREET (1940); ONE MAN SHOW (1945); THE HEIRESS (1947), which was loosely suggested by Henry James’ novel WASHINGTON SQUARE; THE IMMORALIST (1954), an adaptation from the novel by Andre Gide, and THE HIDDEN RIVER (1957), an adaptation of a novel by Storm Jameson. The Goetzes also collaborated on the following films: "The Heiress" (Academy Award, 1949); "Sister Carrie" (1950); "Rhapsody;" "Trapeze;" and "Stagestruck." The Goetzes were active members of the Dramatists Guild. Their daughter, Judy Firth Sanger, is a poet and frequent reference source for productions of THE HEIRESS. Their granddaughter, Katie Firth, is an actress working in New York.