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William F. Brown (writer)
William Ferdinand Brown (born April 16, 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American playwright best known for writing the book of the musical, ''The Wiz'' (1974), an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.
His other works include ''The Girl in the Freudian Slip'' (1967) based on his 1959 novel, which played on Broadway for three days in May after a tour; ''How to Steal an Election'' (1968), ''A Single Thing in Common'' (1978), and ''A Broadway Musical'' with Lee Adams and Charles Strouse, which had only one non-preview performance on December 21, 1978. Other plays include ''Damon's Song'', ''Twist'', ''The Nutley Papers'', and numerous revues. His work for television includes episodes of ''That Was The Week That Was'', ''Love American Style'', ''As the World Turns'', and Jackie Gleason's ''American Scene Magazine''. He is also a cartoonist who wrote and drew the syndicated comic strip, ''Boomer''.〔http://gurmanagency.com/sga-clients/william-f-brown/〕
Although ''The Wiz'' and ''A Broadway Musical'' are written for black casts using black street slang, Brown himself is white.
He is married to writer Tina Tippit and has two children.
==Works==
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