John Donald Wilson (June 5, 1904 – January 26, 1984) was a radio and film writer, producer, and voice actor, born in Kansas City, Missouri.
[7] In 1952, Wilson produced Mystery Theater, a Friday night television program in Los Angeles.
Reading scripts aloud ahead of time and marking where optional cuts could be made provided the ability to adapt if a program began to run long.
[11] He inverted his first and middle names so as not to be confused with Don Wilson, the announcer on The Jack Benny Program.
He was married to Loraine Wilson, who sued him for divorce in 1948 over numerous affairs, including one with his secretary Tania Karl.