Alexander Woollcott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Woollcott

American critic

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1887

Place of Birth: Phalanx, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1943

Profession: actor, writer, journalist, radio personality, literary critic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 – January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine, a member of the Algonquin Round Table, an occasional actor and playwright, and a prominent radio personality. He was the inspiration for Sheridan Whiteside, the main character in the play The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939) by George S.
Kaufman and Moss Hart, and for the far less likable character Waldo Lydecker in the film Laura (1944).
Woollcott was convinced he was the inspiration for his friend Rex Stout's brilliant, eccentric detective Nero Wolfe, an idea that Stout denied.



Alternative names	Carl Van Vetchen; Carl van Vechten
Description	American writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	17 June 1880	21 December 1964
Location of birth/death	Cedar Rapids	New York City
Authority control	: Q312851 VIAF: 5056030 ISNI: 0000 0001 1558 7789 ULAN: 500058409 LCCN: n78095475 NLA: 35576955 WorldCat