Wilson Mizner Playwright

Gender: Male
Citizenship: United States
Born: May 19, 1876
Died: Apr 3, 1933

Wilson Mizner was an American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur. His best-known plays are The Deep Purple, produced in 1910, and The Greyhound, produced in 1912. He was manager and co-owner of The Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, California, and was affiliated with his brother, Addison Mizner, in a series of scams and picaresque misadventures that inspired Stephen Sondheim's musical Road Show.

Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.

death

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in.

wisdom

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

education, faith & respect

Art is science made clear.

art & science

The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears.

power & women

Failure has gone to his head.

failure