John Douglass Wallop III (8 March 1920 in Washington, D.C. - 1 April 1985 in Georgetown, District of Columbia) was an American novelist and playwright.
He authored 13 works but is most famous for The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant (1954), which was adapted by Wallop and George Abbott into the Tony Award-winning musical Damn Yankees.
In 1949, he married writer and actress Lucille Fletcher; they were together until his death.
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Date of birth:
- Mar 8, 1920
Date of death:
- Apr 1, 1985 (age 65 years)
