Alexander Woollcott Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

Alexander Woollcott Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

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This Biography is about one of the best Writer Alexander Woollcott including his Height, weight,Age & Other Detail…

Biography Of Alexander Woollcott
Real Name Alexander Woollcott
Profession Journalists, Writers
Nationality American
Personal life of Alexander Woollcott
Born on 19 January 1887
Birthday 19th January
Died At Age 56
Sun Sign Capricorn
Born in Red Bank, New Jersey
Died on 23 January 1943
Place of death New York City
City New Jersey
Family Background of Alexander Woollcott
Father Walter Woollcott
Mother Frances Grey Bucklin Woollcott
Siblings Billy Woollcott
Education Hamilton College
Personal Fact of Alexander Woollcott

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott was an American critic and commentator of  The New Yorker magazine. He was also a member of the Algonquin Round Table, a much celebrated group of writers, critics and actors. He started his career as a bank clerk before joining as a reporter at The New York Times. His poor eyesight and physique restricted him from joining the military service during the World War I.

As a renowned drama critic of New York, his usage of bitter wit used to attract or repel the artistic communities of 1920s Manhattan. For a brief period, he also faced a ban from reviewing some Broadway theater shows. He used to write for a number of magazines – Reader’s Digest was one of those. He faced criticism for his application of ornate and florid writing style.

In spite of that, critic Vincent Starrett referred Woollcott’s book While Rome Burns as one of the fifty-two best loved books of the twentieth century. He also made a successful career in radio. During the World War II, he made several broadcast in England at the behest of the BBC. Woollcott was also the inspiration for the main character in the play The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.