Timothy Mason (playwright)

Timothy Peter Mason (February 14, 1950, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota – September 12, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American playwright. He wrote a number of plays, including Levitation, Only You, Babylon Gardens, The Fiery Furnace and Bearclaw. He also wrote the novels The Last Synapsid, The Darwin Affair, The Nightingale Affair, and the book and lyrics for the Broadway musical, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!