Gender
Male
Born
Jun 27, 1913
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Died
May 04, 1977
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Writer Source Material
Also Known As
Richard Pike Bissell
  • 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
    The Pajama Game (Feb 23, 2006 - Jun 17, 2006)
    Musical, Revival
    • Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell
    • Based on the novel "7 1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell
    The Pajama Game (Dec 09, 1973 - Feb 03, 1974)
    Musical, Revival
    • Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell
    • Based on the novel "7-1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell
    Say, Darling (Apr 03, 1958 - Jan 17, 1959)
    Play, Original
    • Book by Richard Bissell, Abe Burrows and Marian Bissell
    • Based on the best-selling novel by Richard Bissell
    The Pajama Game (May 13, 1954 - Nov 24, 1956)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell
    • Based on the novel "7-1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell
    The Pajama Game (Jan 29, 1955 - Feb 16, 1957)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell
    • Based on the novel '7-1/2 Cents' by Richard Bissell
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Best Musical

    1955 | Winner  | The Pajama Game
    Book by Richard Bissell
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
The Pajama Game (Feb 23, 2006 - Jun 17, 2006)
Musical, Revival
  • Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell
  • Based on the novel "7 1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell
The Pajama Game (Dec 09, 1973 - Feb 03, 1974)
Musical, Revival
  • Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell
  • Based on the novel "7-1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell
Say, Darling (Apr 03, 1958 - Jan 17, 1959)
Play, Original
  • Book by Richard Bissell, Abe Burrows and Marian Bissell
  • Based on the best-selling novel by Richard Bissell
The Pajama Game (May 13, 1954 - Nov 24, 1956)
Musical, Original
  • Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell
  • Based on the novel "7-1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell
The Pajama Game (Jan 29, 1955 - Feb 16, 1957)
Musical, Original
  • Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell
  • Based on the novel '7-1/2 Cents' by Richard Bissell

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1955 | Winner  | The Pajama Game
Book by Richard Bissell

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