Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 – January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine, and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. He was the inspiration for Sheridan Whiteside, the main character in the play The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and for the far less likable character Waldo Lydecker in the classic film Laura. He claimed to be the inspiration for Rex Stout's brilliant detective Nero Wolfe, but Stout, although he was friendly to Woollcott, said there was nothing to this idea.

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  • Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 – January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine, and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. He was the inspiration for Sheridan Whiteside, the main character in the play The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and for the far less likable character Waldo Lydecker in the classic film Laura. He claimed to be the inspiration for Rex Stout's brilliant detective Nero Wolfe, but Stout, although he was friendly to Woollcott, said there was nothing to this idea. Woollcott's review of the Marx Brothers' Broadway debut, I'll Say She Is, helped highlight the renaissance of the group's career and started a life-long friendship with Harpo Marx. Harpo's two adopted sons, William (Bill) Woollcott Marx and Alexander Marx, are named after Woollcott. (en)
  • Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (19 de enero de 1887-23 de enero de 1943) era un crítico teatral y comentarista estadounidense de la revista The New Yorker, y miembro de la Mesa Redonda del Algonquin. Woollcott sirvió de inspiración para Sheridan Whiteside, personaje principal del obra El hombre que vino a cenar, de George S. Kaufman y Moss Hart, y para el no menos desagradable personaje Waldo Lydecker en la clásica película Laura. Woollcott afirmaba también que Rex Stout se inspiró en él para crear a su brillante detective Nero Wolfe, pero Stout lo negó. Woollcott escribió la crítica del debut de Los Hermanos Marx en Broadway, I´ll Say She Is, y se convirtió en pieza fundamental en el renacimiento de la carrera del grupo cómico. Comenzó una larga y estrecha amistad con uno de sus componentes, Harpo Marx. Uno de los hijos adoptados de Harpo se llamó Alexander en homenaje al crítico. Personaje polémico y demoledor crítico teatral, fue una de las personas más influyentes del panorama artístico en la primera mitad del siglo XX. (es)
  • Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (19 de janeiro de 1887 - 23 de janeiro de 1943, New York) foi um crítico e comentarista do 'The New Yorker', e membro do 'Algonquin Round Table'. (pt)
  • Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (* 19. Januar 1887 in Phalanx bei Red Bank, New Jersey; † 23. Januar 1943 in New York City, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Journalist und Literaturkritiker. (de)
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  • Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 – January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker magazine, and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. He was the inspiration for Sheridan Whiteside, the main character in the play The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and for the far less likable character Waldo Lydecker in the classic film Laura. He claimed to be the inspiration for Rex Stout's brilliant detective Nero Wolfe, but Stout, although he was friendly to Woollcott, said there was nothing to this idea. (en)
  • Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (19 de enero de 1887-23 de enero de 1943) era un crítico teatral y comentarista estadounidense de la revista The New Yorker, y miembro de la Mesa Redonda del Algonquin. Woollcott sirvió de inspiración para Sheridan Whiteside, personaje principal del obra El hombre que vino a cenar, de (es)
  • Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (19 de janeiro de 1887 - 23 de janeiro de 1943, New York) foi um crítico e comentarista do 'The New Yorker', e membro do 'Algonquin Round Table'. (pt)
  • Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (* 19. Januar 1887 in Phalanx bei Red Bank, New Jersey; † 23. Januar 1943 in New York City, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Journalist und Literaturkritiker. (de)
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