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Richard Pike Bissell (June 27, 1913 – May 4, 1977) was an American author of short stories and novels. His third book, and second novel, 7½ Cents, was adapted into the Broadway musical The Pajama Game. This won him (along with co-author George Abbott) the 1955 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Richard Pike Bissell (1913-1977) dared to be different. His life's journey took him along scenic waterways -and to Broadway. Bissell was born and died in Dubuque, Iowa, a member of one of Dubuque's oldest and wealthiest families.
Richard Pike Bissell born 1913 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA genealogy record - Ancestry®.
“When I was a kid,” writes RICHARD PIKE BISSELL, “I floated down the river twice and bummed the freights home.” Then, after graduating from Phillips Exeter and Harvard, he returned to Iowa...
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Richard Bissell. Author. He wrote the novel, 7 And A Half Cents (1953). In 1954 his novel was turned into a Broadway musical play and film called, The Pajama Game.
Bissell, Richard Pike. (June 27, 1913–May 4, 1977) –author, playwright, business executive, and riverboat pilot/master—was born in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Frederick Bissell, a garment manufacturer, and Edith Mary (Pike) Bissell.
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The Black Gates of Keokuk. “When I was a kid,” writes RICHARD PIKE BISSELL, “I floated down the river twice and bummed the freights home.” Then, after graduating from Phillips Exeter and...
