Wolcott Gibbs (1902 - 1958) is most noted as a humourist, parodist, drama critic, and short story writer for The New Yorker magazine from 1927 until his death in 1958. He famously parodied Time Magazine in 1938. He also published a play, Season in the Sun in 1950.

Also a member of the Algonquin Round Table. Because Wolcott Gibbs was contributing to The New Yorker during the same time period as the better-known Alexander Woollcott it is has been mistakenly reported that Wolcott and Woollcott were related. In fact, Wolcott Gibbs was a cousin of Edna Ferber -- yet another member of the Algonquin set -- but he was no relation to Woollcott. On numerous occasions, in print and in person, Wolcott Gibbs expressed an intense dislike for Alexander Woollcott as both an author and as a person.

1902 births | 1958 deaths