Author: William Ferdinand Brown
Alternate names: Brown, William F., 1928-2019; Brown, William F. 1928-; Brown, William F. (William Ferdinand), 1928-; Brown, William Ferdinand 1928-2019; Brown, William F. (William Ferdinand), 1928-2019; William F. Brown American playwright; Brown, William F.; Brown, William F., librettoschrijver; William Ferdinand Brown; فرديناند براون; উইলিয়াম এফ. ব্রাউন; Уильям Ф. Браун; William Brown; William F. Brown
Born: 1928
Died: 23 June 2019
Bio: William Ferdinand Brown (April 16, 1928 – June 23, 2019[1]) was an American playwright, best known for writing the book of the musical, The Wiz (1974), which is an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, for which Brown received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.