Dale Wasserman was born on November 2, 1914 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer, known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Man of La Mancha (1972) and The Vikings (1958). He was married to Martha Nelly Garza and Ramsay Ames. He died on December 21, 2008 in Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA.