(1894-1980)
Born in Columbus, Ohio, the actor, humorist, and playwright was educated at Exeter and Yale University. As a writer for Vanity Fair, he developed his gift for parody. He made his New York stage debut in 1928 in Philip Barry's Holiday. In 1930, he acted in his own Pulitzer Prize-nominated play Rebound.* He was one of the wits who frequented the Algonquin Round Table.
The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater. James Fisher.