Maxwell Anderson

(James) Maxwell Anderson (15 December 1888 – 28 February 1959) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, poet, reporter and lyricist, and a founding member of The Playwrights' Company (which included, at various times, Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard, Roger L. Stevens, John F. Wharton, and Kurt Weill), and produced many notable plays of the 20th century.

Best-known Lyrics

(Worked with composers Kurt Weill and Arthur Schwartz)

Related Topics:
Kurt Weill - Arthur Schwartz

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• "The September Song" (from Knickerbocker Holiday)
• "Lost in the Stars" (from Lost in the Stars))
• "Cry, The Beloved Country" (from Lost in the Stars))
• "When You're in Love"
• "There's Nowhere to Go but Up"
• "It Never Was You"
• "Stay Well"
• "Trouble Man" (from Lost in the Stars))
• "Thousands of Miles"