Dwight Deere Wiman

Dwight Deere Wiman was an American silent movie actor, playwright and theatrical director. He is best known as a Broadway producer.

Dwight Wiman was born in Moline, Illinois, one of two boys born to William Wiman and Anna Deere, a granddaughter of John Deere. His mother died in 1906 and after his grandfather, Charles Deere, died the following year he, his father and his brother, Charles Deere Wiman, went to live with his grandmother on her estate in Moline, which was named Overlook. His grandmother died in 1914 and his father died in 1915. He and his brother were cared for by his uncle and aunt, William and Katherine Butterworth who lived across the street. Both his grandfather, uncle and brother served as president of Deere amp Company. He was sent to Todd Seminary for Boys in Woodstock, Illinois for school. He served in the military during World War I and studied drama under Monty Woolley at Yale University.

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