William F. Brown Net Worth

William F. Brown Net Worth is
$800,000

William F. Brown Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

William Ferdinand Brown (born April 16, 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American playwright best known for writing the book of the musical, The Wiz (1974), an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.His other works include The Girl in the Freudian Slip (1967) based on his 1959 novel, which played on Broadway for three days in May after a tour; How to Steal an Election (1968), A Single Thing in Common (1978), and A Broadway Musical with Lee Adams and Charles Strouse, which had only one non-preview performance on December 21, 1978. Other plays include Damon's Song, Twist, The Nutley Papers, and numerous revues. His work for television includes episodes of That Was The Week That Was, Love American Style, As the World Turns, and Jackie Gleason's American Scene Magazine. He is also a cartoonist who wrote and drew the syndicated comic strip, Boomer.Although The Wiz and A Broadway Musical are written for black casts using black street slang, Brown himself is white.He is married to writer Tina Tippit and has two children.

Date Of BirthApril 16, 1928
Place Of BirthUnited States of America
ProfessionProducer, Writer
SpouseJoan Winmill Brown
AwardsDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
MoviesThe Wiz
Star SignAries
#Fact
1His musical, "The Wiz" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 1987 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Musical Production.
2William F. Brown was nominated for the 1975 Tony Award (New York City) for the Author (Book) of the Musical for "The Wiz".

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Wiz Live!2015TV Movie book of the musical "The Wiz"
The Wiz1978Video play
The Wiz1978book of the musical "The Wiz"
Love, American Style1970TV Series written by - 1 episode

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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