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John Wexley (1907 – February 4, 1985) was an American writer, best known for his play The Last Mile.
Feb 6, 1985 · John Wexley, author of ''The Last Mile,'' one of the most famous of prison dramas, died of a heart attack Monday. He was 77 years old and lived in Doylestown, Pa.
John Wexley was born on 14 September 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Last Mile (1932) and Hangmen Also Die! (1943). He died on 4 February 1985 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Writer
- September 14, 1907
- John Wexley
- February 4, 1985
Feb 14, 1985 · John Wexley, an author, screenwriter and playwright, whose “The Last Mile” made a Broadway star of Spencer Tracy in 1930, is dead at age 77. He was a New York native who had retired to...
It was distributed by Warner Bros. and written by John Wexley and John Huston, based on the 1936 play The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, the first play written by short-story writer Barré Lyndon, which ran for three months on Broadway with Cedric Hardwicke after playing in London.
John Wexley. Writer: Angels with Dirty Faces. John Wexley was born on 14 September 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Last Mile (1932) and Hangmen Also Die! (1943). He died on 4 February 1985 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA.
On February 21, 1934, John Wexley’s drama "They Shall Not Die"—highlighting the infamous rape charges against the “Scottsboro Boys”—premiered at the Royale Theatre on West 45th Street. With its condemnation of southern racism and injustice, the play helped usher in a new era on the Broadway stage.
