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John Douglass Wallop III (March 8, 1920 – April 1, 1985) was an American novelist and playwright. Early life [ edit ] On March 8, 1920, Wallop was born as John Douglass Wallop III in Washington, D.C. to Marjorie Ellis Wallop and insurance agent John Douglass Wallop Jr.
Douglass Wallop has 31 books on Goodreads with 882 ratings. Douglass Wallop’s most popular book is The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant.
Damn Yankees is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball.
Biography for Douglass Wallop the Playwright, Author including canon of works, monologues, songs, scenes and quizzes.
The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant is a 1954 novel by Douglass Wallop. It adapts the Faust theme of a deal with the Devil to the world of American baseball in the 1950s.
Joe Boyd is depicted as a lifelong fan of the hapless Washington Senators. The Year the Yankees lost The Pennant by Douglas Wallop, the novel begins as the Washington Senators are losing ground in the American League to their longtime nemesis, the New York Yankees.
Douglass Wallop was born on March 8, 1920 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a writer, known for Damn Yankees (1958), Damn Yankees and Omnibus (1952). He was married to Lucille Fletcher. He died on April 1, 1985 in Georgetown, Maryland, USA.
