Wilson, John C., approximately 1899-1961

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Birth 1899-08-19

Death 1961-10-29

Biographical notes:

Born in Trenton, New Jersey and educated at Phillips Academy and Yale University, John C. Wilson worked briefly for C. D. Barney & Co. on Wall Street before becoming a producer and director. From the early 1930s to mid 1950s Wilson served as Noel Coward's personal manager and, in 1934, with Coward, Lynn Fontanne, and Alfred Lunt, he established Transatlantic Productions, with exclusive production rights to Coward's plays in the United States. Wilson also served as co-director of the Westport Country Playhouse from the early 1940s to mid 1950s.

From the guide to the John C. Wilson Theater Collection on Noel Coward, 1931-1955, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)