Misplaced Pages

Douglass Wallop

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American writer (1920–1985)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Douglass Wallop" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Douglass Wallop
BornJohn Douglass Wallop III
(1920-03-08)March 8, 1920
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedApril 1, 1985(1985-04-01) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, College Park
Notable worksThe Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant
Spouse Lucille Fletcher ​(m. 1949)​
Children2

John Douglass Wallop III (March 8, 1920 – April 1, 1985) was an American novelist and playwright.

Early life

John Douglass Wallop III was born on March 8, 1920, in Washington, D.C., to Marjorie (née Ellis) and John Douglass Wallop Jr. His father was an insurance agent. He attended the University of Notre Dame and graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1942. He served as editor of "The Old Line", a student-run literary and humor magazine.

Career

During World War II, Wallop worked for United Press in Washington, D.C. He was skilled in stenography and shorthand. In 1948, he worked as a secretary for Dwight D. Eisenhower while Eisenhower wrote Crusade in Europe. He moved to New York City and worked for the Associated Press.

His first novel, 1953's Night Light, concerns a father's search into the background of his child's murderer. Anne Brooks of the New York Herald Tribune Book Review said he "created characters who are both real and colorful, and he has delved into a maniac's mind with considerable understanding." R.G. Peck wrote an article for the Chicago Sunday Tribune and said it was the "first novel that's well constructed, carefully written, and free of painful mannerisms." Al Hine of the Saturday Review said it's a "novel that is moving and tautly interesting from the first page to last. Mr. Wallop writes fluently and without affectation, even when he is exploring the subcellars of bop."

He authored 14 works, including The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant (1954), which was adapted by Wallop and George Abbott into the Tony Award-winning musical Damn Yankees.

Awards

Personal life

On January 6, 1949, Wallop married writer and actress Lucille Fletcher. He had two daughters, Dorothy Louise and Wendy Elizabeth. Wallop’s interests included chess, sailing, music, and woodworking. He lived in Arlington, Virginia, for a time. In 1963, he moved to Oxford.

Wallop died on April 2, 1985, aged 65, at a hospital in Washington, D.C.

Bibliography

Novels

  • Night Light (1953)
  • The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant (also published as Damn Yankees) (1954)
  • The Sunken Garden (also published as The Dangerous Years) (1956)
  • What Has Four Wheels and Flies? A Tale (1959)
  • Ocean Front (1963)
  • So This Is What Happened to Charlie Moe (1965)
  • The Mermaid in the Swimming Pool (1968)
  • The Good Life (1969)
  • Baseball, An Informal History (1969)
  • Stone (1971)
  • Howard's Bag (1973)
  • Mixed Singles (1977)
  • Regatta (1981)
  • The Other Side of the River (1984)

Plays

Nonfiction

  • Baseball: An Informal History (1969)

References

  1. ^ "J. Douglass Wallop 3rd, at 65". The Evening Sun. April 4, 1985. p. C11. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon

External links

Categories: