Edwin Wilson (theater critic) explained

Birth Date:November 10, 1927
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee
Death Date:December 2, 2023 (aged 96)
Alma Mater:Vanderbilt UniversityUniversity of EdinburghYale University
Occupation:Theater critic
Years Active:1972–1994
Employer:The Wall Street Journal
Spouse:Catherine "Chic" Wilson (m. 1967)

Edwin Wilson (November 10, 1927 – December 2, 2023) was an American theater critic. He most notably worked for The Wall Street Journal from 1972 to 1994.

Early life and education

Born in Nashville on November 10, 1927,[1] Wilson studied at Vanderbilt University, University of Edinburgh, and Yale University, and received the first Doctor of Fine Arts degree awarded by Yale.[2]

Career

Wilson taught at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center for thirty years. He was the president of the New York Drama Critics' Circle and the Theatre Development Fund, the chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Drama Jury, and a board member of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the John Golden Fund.

Wilson was either the author or co-author, with Alvin Goldfarb, of several widely used text books on theater.

He hosted a television series called Spotlight with Ed Wilson, which was produced by the Center for Advanced Study of the Theatre Arts (CASTA, now the Martin E. Segal Theater Center[3]) at the CUNY Graduate Center and CUNY TV.[4] His 90 television interviews with theater artists appeared on 200 PBS stations around the country, and can be watched in a playlist on YouTube.[5]

Death

Wilson died on December 2, 2023, at the age of 96.[6] [7]

Books

Wilson's books included:

He also wrote a novel, The Patron Murders.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Miller, Lynn F. . Contemporary American Theater Critics: A Directory and Anthology of Their Works . 1977 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-1057-0 . en.
  2. Book: Theatre: The Lively Art . About the Author (2015) . Edwin . Wilson . Alvin . Goldfarb . 9th . McGraw-Hill Education . Boston . 2016 . 9780073514307.
  3. Web site: Martin E. Segal Theatre Center . February 8, 2024 . CUNY Graduate Center.
  4. Web site: Spotlight - Edward Albee, Playwright. Part 1 . 2024-02-08 . CUNY TV . en.
  5. Web site: Spotlight - YouTube . 2024-02-08 . www.youtube.com.
  6. Web site: EDWIN WILSON Obituary (2023) . 2023-12-10 . Legacy.com.
  7. Web site: Edwin Wilson - 2023 - Werner & Rothwell Funeral Home . 2024-01-21 . www.tributearchive.com . en.
  8. Web site: About Ed Wilson . Edwin Wilson . https://web.archive.org/web/20180424012812/https://www.edwinwilsonwrites.com/bio . April 24, 2018 . April 24, 2018 . live.