George S. Kaufman
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George Simon Kaufman was an American playwright, theater director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals for the Marx Brothers and others. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical Of Thee I Sing in 1932, and won again in 1937 for the play You Can't Take It with You. He also won the Tony Award for Best Director in 1951 for the musical Guys and Dolls.
George S. Kaufman in 1928
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart in 1937
The Front Page (1928)
Of Mice and Men (1937), with Wallace Ford and Broderick Crawford
Humorist
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A humorist is an intellectual who uses humor, or wit, in writing or public speaking. Humorists are distinct from comedians, who are show business entertainers whose business is to make an audience laugh. It is possible to play both roles in the course of a career. A raconteur is one who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Samuel Clemens, American humorist who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain.
Oscar Wilde is the most cited humorist in the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations.