ed ies ▁and ▁musical s . ▁ ▁Their ▁first ▁collaboration ▁was ▁the ▁re writing ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁An yth ing ▁Go es ▁( 1 9 3 4 ), ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁hit ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁frequently ▁rev ived . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁they ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁D rama ▁for ▁their ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁play , ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union . ▁ ▁Cr ouse ▁named ▁his ▁daughter , ▁L inds ay ▁Ann ▁Cr ouse , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁his ▁long standing ▁partners hip ▁with ▁L inds ay . ▁ ▁Shared ▁work ▁They ▁wrote ▁the ▁play ▁Life ▁with ▁Father , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁star red ▁L inds ay ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Dor othy ▁St ick ney . ▁It ▁ran ▁for ▁over ▁seven ▁years ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁longest - running ▁non - mus ical ▁play ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁ ▁Other ▁work ▁included ▁the ▁books ▁for ▁The ▁Sound ▁of ▁Music , ▁the ▁Cole ▁Por ter ▁musical ▁Red , ▁Hot ▁and ▁Blue , ▁the ▁Ir ving ▁Berlin ▁musical ▁Call ▁Me ▁Mad am , ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁Ar sen ic ▁and ▁Old ▁L ace . ▁ ▁Their ▁last ▁collaboration ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Ir ving ▁Berlin ▁musical , ▁Mr . ▁President . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁writing ▁the ▁books ▁for ▁Broadway ▁shows , ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁" show ▁do ctors " ▁who ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁come ▁and ▁improve ▁Broadway ▁shows ▁in ▁out - of -