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Basil Dillon Woon (28 September 1893, London – 4 June 1974 Reno) was a British playwright, American author, and American journalist. He covered the Mexican Revolution for United Press, and also worked for the New York World, The Houston Press, the San Francisco News, and the British Broadcasting Corporation .
Jun 5, 1974 · RENO, June 4 (UPI)—Basil Woon, whose career as a journalist spanned more than 60 years, died today in a Reno hospital. He was 80 years old. Founded Alaskan Weekly.
Apr 25, 2017 · British writer Basil Woon once wrote about the deftness with which Ribalaigua worked his magic behind the bar, explaining that he poured the ingredients freely, throwing the contents from shaker...
Jan 14, 2021 · In the 1920s, Woon sang the praises of its “head barman Constantino, a saturnine individual whose peculiar gift consists in his accurate, though seemingly casual, measurements of drinks.”
Oct 26, 2016 · “It is becoming fashionable to follow in the footsteps of Columbus,” wrote Basil Woon in the opening chapter of his book, When It’s Cocktail Time in Cuba. And though Woon was writing in 1928 of Daiquiri-fueled day trips from Miami when he noted that “Have one in Havana?” was becoming a popular refrain, the recent relaxation of decades ...
Privately published in 1928 by Horace Liveright, British playwright and journalist Basil Woon captured the energy that took hold of Havana during Prohibition in the USA, as Americans flocked by the thousands to drink, gamble, and party served by hundreds of Cuban and self-exiled American bartenders amid the tropical beauty that is Cuba.
Basil Woon has 34 books on Goodreads with 91 ratings. Basil Woon’s most popular book is Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer.
