Quick Facts About Wilson Mizner
- Born
- May 19, 1876
- Died
- April 3, 1933
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Screenwriter
- Notable works
- Heroes for sale (1933)
- Known for
- 20,000 Years in Sing Sing, One Way Passage, The Little Giant, The Deep Purple, The Greyhound
- Spouse
- Mary Adelaide Moore
About Wilson Mizner
Wilson Mizner was an American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur. His best-known plays are The Deep Purple, produced in 1910, and The Greyhound, produced in 1911. He was manager and co-owner of the restaurant The Brown Derby in Los Angeles, California, and was part of the failed project of his older brother Addison to create a new resort in Boca Raton, Florida. He and Addison are the protagonists of Stephen Sondheim's musical Road Show.
Biography source:
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