Benjamin Kaye

[4][5] After being admitted to the bar in 1907, Kaye received legal training at the office of the noted trial lawyer Max Steuer.

[2] Kaye was trained a specialist in federal income taxation and became one of the first lawyers to try a federal income tax case under the Revenue Act of 1913.

[7] Interested in theater since his youth, Kaye was also a prolific playwright who helped organize the Theatre Guild and served as the general counsel of the American National Theater and Academy.

[2] He also contributed to The Garrick Gaieties by Rodgers and Hart,[8] and was credited by The New York Times for bringing the duo together.

[2] In 1960, he received the Kelcey Allen Award for his contribution to American theater.