Max Gordon is a music director, orchestrator, and music producer. He won the 2016 NYMF award for Best Orchestrations for Dust Can't Kill Me, a new folk musical. He has worked as an audio engineer for Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and as a vocal producer for artists on Universal Music Group and Capitol Records. His songwriting and production recently appeared on Charles Perry's debut album (Verve Records). ... read more
George S. Kaufman was an American playwright, director, and producer who was born on November 16, 1889, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was known for his wit and satire, and his work helped shape the American theater in the early 20th century.
Kaufman began his career as a journalist, writing for newspapers and magazines. In 1918, he wrote his first play, "Someone in the House," which was produced on Broadway the following year. He quickly became a prolific playwright, collaborating with other writers such as Edna Ferber, Moss Hart, and Irving Berlin.
One of Kaufman's most famous works is "You Can't Take It ... read more
THE HARTFORD COURANT Nov. 27, 1993
Constance R. Williams, a noted fine arts dealer and a Broadway fashion and costume designer during the 1930s, died Friday at home in Litchfield. She was 89.
The cause of death was cancer, a family member said.
For about 40 years, Mrs. Williams and her husband, Thomas D. Williams, managed their own business, T.D. & C.R. Williams Antiques, in Litchfield, one of New England's best-known fine arts dealerships.
She and her husband specialized in rare and early American furnishings, paintings, pewter and fabric. Pieces they sold are part of museum collections on the East Coast, and they were ... read more
