John Grant (December 27, 1891 – November 19, 1955) was a burlesque producer of the 1930s. In 1938 Abbott and Costello joined the Kate Smith radio program and their sketch Who's on First? was performed for a live audience in March 1938. Before the sketch was performed live it was polished up by Grant, who was later asked to join the comedy duo's writing team helping them with other sketches in the future.
Grant wrote on many of the most memorable movies from Abbott and Costello. He also wrote for the Colgate Comedy Hour as well as authoring many screenplays.
Grant's contributions to Abbott and Costello[]
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) (writer)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955) (writer)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) (writer)
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) (screenplay)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) (writer)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) (screenplay)
- Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) (writer)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) (writer)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) (screenplay)(writer)
- In Society (1944) (writer)... aka Abbott and Costello in Society
- Rio Rita (1942) (special material for Abbott and Costello)
- Buck Privates (1941) (special material for Abbott and Costello)
Family[]
Grant's love of vaudeville was passed down to his daughters. He also inspired his great grandson, Ken Drab who in 2008 began a webcomic.
References[]
External links[]
- John Grant at the Internet Movie Database
- [1] - Bound and Gagged in Hollywood by Donald W. McCaffrey