Who began their career earlier, Jonathan Lethem or George S. Kaufman?
George S. Kaufman George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 – June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals, notably for the Marx Brothers. One play and one musical that he wrote won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: "You Can't Take It with You" (1937, with Moss Hart), and "Of Thee I Sing" (1932, with Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin). He also won the Tony Award as a Director, for the musical "Guys and Dolls".
Goldstein (film) Goldstein is a 1965 film co-directed by Philip Kaufman and Benjamin Manaster, and produced by Kaufman and Zev Braun. The cast featured a number of actors from The Second City comedy troupe. The film shared the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964 with Bertolucci's Before the Revolution.