Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (January 19, 1887 - January 23, 1943) was a critic and commentator for "The New Yorker magazine", and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. He was the inspiration for Sheridan Whiteside, the main character in the play "The Man Who Came to Dinner" by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, … Wikipedia
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The victim of the prank (and it has never been proven that Thompson was its perpetrator) was Alexander Humphreys Woollcott. www.davidpietrusza.com/great-radio-hoax.html
