Wilson, Sloan

Wilson, Sloan
▪ 2004

      American novelist (b. May 8, 1920, Norwalk, Conn.—d. May 25, 2003, Colonial Beach, Va.), launched a catchphrase with the title of his best-selling novel The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1955; filmed 1956), which captured the mood of the post-World War II suburban families dealing with the conformity and the sacrifice of family life seemingly necessary for the achievement of upward mobility in business and social position. Another of his successes was A Summer Place (1958; filmed 1959).

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