Beatrice Kaufman

thumb|Beatrice Kaufman in 1934 Beatrice Bakrow Kaufman (January 20, 1895 – October 6, 1945) was an American editor, writer, and playwright. Though chiefly remembered as the wife of director, humorist, and playwright George S. Kaufman, she had a distinguished literary career of her own, and during the 1930s and '40s, was regarded as "one of the wittiest women in New York" who was "influential in shaping American taste and culture in the early twentieth century". Quotes I've been poor and I've been rich. Rich is better! Leonard Lyons' column, The Washington Post, May 12, 1937. Quoted in the Yale Book of Quotations, and The Quote Verifier by Ralph Keyes. External links Category:Playwrights from the United States Category:Editors from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:1895 births Category:1945 deaths Category:People from New York (state) Category:Women authors from the United States Category:Women born in the 19th century