Playwright and Dramaturg Max Wilk Dies at 90
Wilk authored three Broadway shows: Small Wonder, Cloud 7, and A Musical Jubilee. His plays also include Mr. Williams and Ms. Wood, adapted from his book Represented by Audrey Wood, which he co-wrote with Audrey Wood.
His books also include the novelization of The Beatles’ The Yellow Submarine, as well as 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; and The Golden Age of Television: Notes from the Survivors , among others. He won both an Emmy and Peabody award for his two-hour television show The Fabulous Fifties.
A memorial service is currently being planned by the family in Westport for April and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is planning a gathering in his memory during its 2011 summer season.