Legendary Mizners

The real-life adventures of Addison and Wilson Mizner, the subjects of the Stephen Sondheim musical Gold!

Alva Johnston''s joint biography of Addison and Wilson Mizner is a delightful portrait of two of the early twentieth century''s most clever and infamous rascals. Born in the 1870s in California, the brothers quickly rose to prominence during the various booms of the 1920s.

Addison, the elder, wa...