Wilson Mizner (May 19, 1876 – April 3, 1933) was an
American playwright, raconteur, and entrepreneur. His best-known plays are
The Deep Purple, produced in 1910, and
The Greyhound, produced in 1912. He was manager and co-owner of
The Brown Derby restaurant in
Los Angeles, California, and was affiliated with his brother,
Addison Mizner, in a series of scams and picaresque misadventures that inspired
Stephen Sondheim's musical
Road Show (alternately known as
Wise Guys,
Gold! and
Bounce).