By 1931, however, he had turned his attention to writing, penning the book for the musical The Gang's All Here, collaborating with Frank McCoy, Morrie Ryskind and Oscar Hammerstein II.
His first work with his long-time partner Howard Lindsay came in 1934, when the two men revised the P. G. Wodehouse/Guy Bolton book for the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes.
They then went on to adapt Clarence Day's Life with Father, which became one of the longest running Broadway plays.
Lindsay and Crouse later became Broadway producers, often acting in that capacity for their own work.
Crouse joined The Lambs social club in 1941 and remained a member until his death.