Wilson Mizner(1876-1933)

Writer
Actor

Wilson Mizner was born on 19 May 1876 in Benicia, California, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Mind Reader (1933), Frisco Jenny (1932) and Hard to Handle (1933). He was married to Mary Adelaide Moore Yerkes. He died on 3 April 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

The Mind Reader

6.5

Writer

1933

Frisco Jenny

6.8

Writer

1932

Hard to Handle

6.6

Writer

1933

Heroes for Sale

7.3

Writer

1933

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Writer

Lux Video Theatre
7.3
TV Series
- screenplay
- 1957
Merry Wives of Reno
6.2
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1934
Heroes for Sale
7.3
- screen play
- 1933
The Little Giant
7.0
- original screen play
- 1933
The Mind Reader
6.5
- screen play
- 1933
Strictly Personal
5.8
- story
- 1933
Hard to Handle
6.6
- screen play
- 1933
Frisco Jenny
6.8
- screen play by
- 1932
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
6.8
- screen play
- 1932
Lawyer Man
6.5
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1932
One Way Passage
7.5
- screen play
- 1932
Winner Take All
6.0
- adaptation by
- 1932
The Dark Horse
6.7
- Writer
- 1932
The Cock-Eyed World
5.4
- story
- 1929
The Deep Purple
4.0
- play
- 1920

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Born
- May 19, 1876
- Benicia, California, USA
Died
- April 3, 1933
- Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Mary Adelaide Moore YerkesJanuary 30, 1906 - ? (divorced)
Other works
At various times in his life he sold real estate in Florida, managed prizefighters, lived as a riverboat-styled gambler on Atlantic luxury liners, managed the Hotel Rand in New York City and searched for gold in the Klondike.
Publicity listings
- 1 Portrayal
- 6 Articles

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Trivia
Dared 'Herbert K. Somborn' (ex-husband of Gloria Swanson): "If you know anything about food, you can sell it out of a hat." This led to the 1926 opening of the legendary hat-shaped Brown Derby restaurant.