Television Career
In the 1950s through the 1980s, Mr. Kanin adapted several of his stories and plays for television, most notably "Mr. Broadway" (1964), and "Moviola" (1980).
Kanin's best-selling novel "Smash", about the pre-Broadway tryout of a musical comedy, has recently been adapted into the successful television series Smash.
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