He was born at Greenwich Hospital, the son of William Stavely Wilson and Winifred Graham Croft.
He attended Choate School, and performed at the Bushnell Memorial as a member of the Glee Club in 1950.
[3] His death was due to problems with his heart, and he was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital by Dr. Helen Taussig.
His father established the William Croft Wilson Memorial Award at the Greenwich Boys Club.
[5] His family endowed the William C. Wilson Scholarship at Yale Divinity School for students preparing to be Christian ministers.