Readings, a series of works less in the mainstream, presented with minimal sets. Charles is survived by his wife of 49 years, Joan; his two children, Julie Fowler of New York, NY, and Adam Vicinus of Hampton, NH, and five grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother, Richard Vicinus, and a sister, Anne Strothard, who both live in Rochester, NY. Alexandra Ripp ’13
Williams. (According to his son, David, one of the things of which Max was most proud was helping to start the scholarship fund at the School in Audrey Wood’s name.) Other books include They’re Playing Our Song: The Truth Behind the Words and Music of Three Generations; OK! The Story of Oklahoma!: A Celebration of America’s Most Beloved Musical; The Golden Age of Television: Notes from the Survivors, Schmucks with Underwoods—Conversations with Hollywood’s Classic Screenwriters; the novel Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (the movie version starred Jerry Lewis) and 15 others, among them the novelization of The Dramaturg and Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. Show Business Chronicler Max’s writing for television includes the screenplays for Raggedy Max Wilk ’41 Ann and Andy and They Said it with Music and episodes of such television classics as Car 54, Where are You, Danger and The Philco-Goodyear Eclectic barely begins to describe the interests Television Playhouse. He won Peabody and Emmy Awards for his twoand talents of Max Wilk ’41, who died on hour television special, The Fabulous Fifties. February 19 at the age of 90. Immediately upon For decades, under the leadership of Lloyd Richards (Former his graduation from Yale School of Drama, Max began his career in his much beloved show business when he toured with Irving Berlin’s This Dean), Max was the dramaturg for playwrights at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference, lending his experIs the Army. tise to hundreds of writers, including August Wilson, John Patrick After the war Max began writing for both the stage and the page: Shanley, David Lindsay-Abaire, Doug Wright yc ’85, Lee Blessing, two Broadway revues—Small Wonder in 1948–49 and A Musical Jubilee in 1975–76— and a play— Cloud 7 in 1958. Mr. Williams and Miss Wood, OyamO, Jeffrey Hatcher, Wendy MacLeod ’87 and Willy Holtzman. While he certainly influenced individual writers, perhaps more signifin 1989, was his adaption of a book he had cowritten with the legendary literary agent Audrey Wood, about her relationship with Tennessee icantly, Max made an impact on the American theatre itself. Y
Farewell Don S. Anderson ’69 08.15.2010
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Ruth Catherine Otico ’47 02.26.2011
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Joyce E. Brown ’62 1.1.2011
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