Richard Bissell (writer)
Richard Bissell may refer to: *Richard M. Bissell Jr. (1909–1994), American CIA officer *Richard Pike Bissell (1913–1977), American author and playwright See also *Richard Bessel Richard Bessel is professor of twentieth century history at the University of York and a member of the editorial boards of ''German History'' and ''History Today''. He is a specialist in the social and political history of modern Germany, the af ...

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Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", " Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * ...
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Richard Pike Bissell
Richard Pike Bissell (June 27, 1913 – May 4, 1977) was an American author of short stories and novels. His third book, and second novel, '' 7½ Cents'', was adapted into the Broadway musical ''The Pajama Game''. This won him (along with co-author George Abbott) the 1955 Tony Award for Best Musical. He wrote a book about the experience called ''Say, Darling'', which chronicled the ins and outs of a Broadway musical production and featured characters based on those (such as Harold Prince) he worked with; this book was ''also'' turned into a musical, also called ''Say, Darling'', in 1958. Early life Bissell was born, in Dubuque, Iowa, the second son of Frederick Ezekiel Bissell and Edith Mary Pike Bissell, in Dubuque, Iowa. He graduated Phillips Exeter Academy in 1932, and graduated from Harvard College in 1936, with a B.A. in anthropology. Career After college, Bissell worked tor Polaroid, and worked in the Venezuelan oil fields, later signing on as a seaman on an American Ex ...
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