1881 Birthday of B. Iden Payne (1881-1976) a producer and playwright, who, as a professor at the University of Texas, inspired three generations of Broadway artists, including Tommy Tune and the songwriting team of Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt, who dedicated The Fantasticks to him and modeled the role of the Old Actor after him.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on September 5, 2013