Gender
Male
Born
Mar 08, 1920
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died
Apr 01, 1985
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Writer Source Material
Also Known As
Douglass Wallop
Relations
Husband of
Lucille Fletcher (1948-1985) until his death
  • CREDITS
    Prince of Broadway (Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)
    Musical, Original
    • Book for "Damn Yankees" by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop; Book for "Flora, The Red Menace" by George Abbott and Robert Russell; Book for "The Pajama Game" by Richard Pike Bissell and George Abbott; Book for "On the Twentieth Century" by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book for "Company" by George Furth; Book for "Merrily We Roll Along" by George Furth; Book for "Follies" by James Goldman; Book for "Show Boat" by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book for "West Side Story" by Arthur Laurents; Book for "She Loves Me" by Joe Masteroff; Book for "Cabaret" by Joe Masteroff; Book for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Terrence McNally; Book for "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" by David Newman and Robert Benton; Book for "Fiddler on the Roof" by Joseph Stein; Book for "Zorba" by Joseph Stein; Book for "The Phantom of the Opera" by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Book for "Parade" by Alfred Uhry; Book for "A Little Night Music" by Hugh Wheeler; Book for "Sweeney Todd" by Hugh Wheeler
    • "Fiddler on the Roof" based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem; Book for "Flora, The Red Menace" based on the novel "Love is Just Around the Corner" by Lester Atwell; "A Little Night Music" suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman; "Sweeney Todd" from an adaptation by Christopher Bond; "Show Boat" based on the novel "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber; "Merrilly We Roll Along" from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart; Book for "Zorba" adapted from "Zorba the Greek" by Nikos Kazantzakis; "She Loves Me" based on a play by Miklos Laszlo; "Kiss of the Spider Woman" based on the novel by Manuel Puig; "Superman" DC Comics created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; "Superman" DC Comics used by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family; "Cabaret" based on the play by John Van Druten; "Cabaret" based on stories by Christopher Isherwood; "Damn Yankees" based on the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop
    Damn Yankees (Mar 03, 1994 - Aug 06, 1995)
    Musical, Revival
    • Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
    • Based on the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop
    Damn Yankees (May 05, 1955 - Oct 12, 1957)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott
    • From the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop
    Damn Yankees (Sep 22, 1995 - May 04, 1997)
    Musical, Revival
    • Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
    • Based on the novel 'The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant' by Douglass Wallop
    Damn Yankees (Jan 18, 1958 - May 10, 1958)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
    • Based on the Novel, 'The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant,' by Douglass Wallop
    Damn Yankees (Jan 21, 1956 - May 19, 1957)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
    • Based on the Novel, 'The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant,' by Douglass Wallop
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Best Musical

    1956 | Winner  | Damn Yankees
    Book by Douglass Wallop
Prince of Broadway (Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)
Musical, Original
  • Book for "Damn Yankees" by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop; Book for "Flora, The Red Menace" by George Abbott and Robert Russell; Book for "The Pajama Game" by Richard Pike Bissell and George Abbott; Book for "On the Twentieth Century" by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book for "Company" by George Furth; Book for "Merrily We Roll Along" by George Furth; Book for "Follies" by James Goldman; Book for "Show Boat" by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book for "West Side Story" by Arthur Laurents; Book for "She Loves Me" by Joe Masteroff; Book for "Cabaret" by Joe Masteroff; Book for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Terrence McNally; Book for "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" by David Newman and Robert Benton; Book for "Fiddler on the Roof" by Joseph Stein; Book for "Zorba" by Joseph Stein; Book for "The Phantom of the Opera" by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Book for "Parade" by Alfred Uhry; Book for "A Little Night Music" by Hugh Wheeler; Book for "Sweeney Todd" by Hugh Wheeler
  • "Fiddler on the Roof" based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem; Book for "Flora, The Red Menace" based on the novel "Love is Just Around the Corner" by Lester Atwell; "A Little Night Music" suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman; "Sweeney Todd" from an adaptation by Christopher Bond; "Show Boat" based on the novel "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber; "Merrilly We Roll Along" from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart; Book for "Zorba" adapted from "Zorba the Greek" by Nikos Kazantzakis; "She Loves Me" based on a play by Miklos Laszlo; "Kiss of the Spider Woman" based on the novel by Manuel Puig; "Superman" DC Comics created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; "Superman" DC Comics used by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family; "Cabaret" based on the play by John Van Druten; "Cabaret" based on stories by Christopher Isherwood; "Damn Yankees" based on the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop
Damn Yankees (Mar 03, 1994 - Aug 06, 1995)
Musical, Revival
  • Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
  • Based on the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop
Damn Yankees (May 05, 1955 - Oct 12, 1957)
Musical, Original
  • Book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott
  • From the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop
Damn Yankees (Sep 22, 1995 - May 04, 1997)
Musical, Revival
  • Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
  • Based on the novel 'The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant' by Douglass Wallop
Damn Yankees (Jan 18, 1958 - May 10, 1958)
Musical, Original
  • Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
  • Based on the Novel, 'The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant,' by Douglass Wallop
Damn Yankees (Jan 21, 1956 - May 19, 1957)
Musical, Original
  • Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
  • Based on the Novel, 'The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant,' by Douglass Wallop

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1956 | Winner  | Damn Yankees
Book by Douglass Wallop

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