The 100 Greatest Brooklynites of All Time: 30 to 21
Hart bounced around New York City as a kid, and spent some time living in Seagate. He’s best remembered as writing partners with George S. Kaufman, collaborating throughout the 1930s on stageplays like You Can’t Take It With You, later adapted into a film by Frank Capra. When the two split at the end of the decade, Hart made a name for himself as a director, eventually helming My Fair Lady and Camelot. He also wrote screenplays, like those for Gentleman’s Agreement and A Star is Born.