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John Wexley (1907 – February 4, 1985) was an American writer, best known for his play The Last Mile.
Quick Reference. (1907–), New York dramatist, whose plays include The Last Mile (1930), dealing with the last days of a condemned prisoner; Steel (1931); They Shall Not Die (1934), concerned with the Scottsboro case; and Running Dogs (1938), dealing with the struggle between Chinese conservatives and Communists prior to the Japanese invasion.
Already well known for his Death House play, The Last Mile (1931), John Wexley (1907-1985) turned his dramatic gifts to the Scottsboro Case.
Nov 19, 2010 · Cy Endfield is best known, certainly in Britain, for his role as co-producer and director of Zulu (1964). His American nationality was for many years obscured by an erroneous encyclopaedia entry gi...
On February 21, 1934, John Wexley’s drama They Shall Not Die —highlighting the infamous rape charges against the “Scottsboro Boys”—premiered at the Royale Theatre on West 45th Street. With its condemnation of southern racism and injustice, the play helped usher in a new era on the Broadway stage.
The Last Mile is a Broadway play by John Wexley that ran for 289 performances from February 13, 1930, to October 1930 at the Sam H. Harris Theatre. It was produced by Herman Shumlin and staged by Chester Erskine. It is set in the death row wing of a prison.
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