House of a hundred grassfires : a musical based on the novel "A walk on the wild side"/ by Nelson Algren ; book by Nelson Algren, David Peltz & Jim Sagebiel ; lyrics by Nelson Algren ; music by Tommy Wolf. June, 1964

Peltz, David

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67d6rqx (person)

Sagebiel, James.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nw3gff (person)

Wolf, Tommy, 1925-1979

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d7991j (person)

Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kp81vn (person)

Nelson Algren, original name Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was born on March 28, 1909 in Detroit, Michigan and died May 9, 1981 in Sag Harbor, New York. Algren's writings focused on the poor, inspired by routine naturalism and its vision of pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He captured the poetic essences of the city's underside: its jukebox pounding, distinguishable stench, and neon glare. Algren was raised in Chicago and later studied at the University of Illinois, where he graduated wit...