John C Wilson

John C. Wilson was a prominent director & producer in #Broadway's Golden Age. His long-lost #memoir, 'Noel, Tallulah, Cole & Me' is available now.

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#JohnCWilson was born 117 years ago today. Raise a glass to his #memory, his #history, and his #legacy! 🍸#HappyBirthday #TodayInHistory

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"Noel, Tallulah, Cole and Me represents a remarkable documentation of #theaterhistory that informs and entertains." https://t.co/xKWDrJAjLP

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"I have long respected #MarlonBrando. I offered him a part in a play, which he simply sent back in the mail with a polite refusal." - JCW

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Happy 67th #anniversary to @TheTonyAwards-winning musical #KissMeKate, orig directed on #Broadway by #JohnCWilson!

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On 12/29/46, #JCW's guests included notable actor/producers #HelmutDantine & #MartinManulis.
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#RuthDraper, actress & monologuist, revived her eponymous show at #Broadway's Empire Theatre #ThisDayInHistory 1947. #JohnCWilson produced.

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#ThisDayInHistory, the world said goodbye to #JohnCWilson's wife, #NataliePaley. She passed away at age 76 in Manhattan, after a fall.

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"I had my #problems with #moviestar #Annabella too... because of her acute difficulty in mastering #English." - #JCW https://t.co/PYL2912jrj

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"#NoelCoward & I went to #StMoritz to spend #Christmas of 1927 & #NewYears of 1928 in a charming, snow-swept crow's nest." - #JohnCWilson ❄️

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"One #Christmas Day, #TallulahBankhead called all the way from #NewOrleans so her secretary could sing to me over the phone." #JohnCWilson 🎄

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"During #Summer of 1951, I convinced #NoelCoward to allow me to stage his #comedy #IslandFling, which had never been produced." #JohnCWilson

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Did you know #JohnCWilson was a producer on the original production of #YouCantTakeItWithYou, which debuted on #Broadway #OnThisDay in 1937?

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"I frequently run into #GreerGarson on the @MGM_Studios lot. I never fail to do a #royal #bow, which she accepts &, I imagine, expects." JCW

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#ThisDayInHistory 1944 saw the opening of "Love in Idleness" at London's @lyrictheatreuk. It starred #AlfredLunt & #LynnFontanne. 🎭

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"#FallenAngels was considered #immoral, #degenerate, & a #menace to the #welfare of the nation. #Noel bore this #attack with #fortitude" JCW

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"#Ziegfeld sent word that #NoelCoward would not be allowed to #smoke. Noel simply walked out of the #theatre, pursued by Ziegfeld himself."

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Happy birthday to #JohnCWilson's friend, business partner, & companion @NoelCowardSir!! #HappyBirthday #NoelCoward

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Months before #GoneWithTheWind premiered #ThisDayInHistory, star #VivienLeigh rendezvoused w secret lover #LaurenceOlivier at #JCW's estate

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#CarolChanning (at #JCW's pool!) shortly before starting in #GentlemenPreferBlondes, & as drawn by @AlHirschfeld!👩🏼🖋

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Why isn't the name #JohnCWilson better known? Because [his #memoir] remained #undiscovered for over half a century" https://t.co/Yf5o7uYnCn