Victor Wolfson

Victor Wolfson was a popular dramatist. Mr. Wolfson began his professional career organizing acting clubs for striking coal miners in West Virginia. Later, he wrote plays for Broadway, dramas for television, and at least two novels. He wrote professionally until his death. In 1931 Mr. Wolfson acted in Elmer Rice's play STREET SCENE, but his life's work was playwriting. He adapted most of his plays from novels. His Broadway productions included the 1937 comedy EXCURSION, as well as BITTER STREAM, PASTORAL, THE FAMILY, PRIDE'S CROSSING, AMERICAN GOTHIC, and SEVENTH HEAVEN. His novels were ''The Lonely Steeple'' and ''The Eagle on the Plain.'' In 1961, the several episodes he wrote for ABC's twenty-six-part television series ''Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years'' earned him an Emmy Award. In the theater, Mr. Wolfson worked as actor, assistant stage manager, director, playwright, and producer.