In the midst of post-war conservatism, Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs had become disenchanted and were experimenting with new forms of communication.

For more than a decade the group of tastemakers met daily at New York City’s Algonquin Hotel. They came to be known as the Algonquin Round Table and changed forever the face of American humor.

Considered the father of the screwball comedy, Preston Sturges was recognized as one of the great early writers in Hollywood.