 This won him (along with co-author George Abbott) the 1955 Tony Award for Best Musical.He wrote a book about the experience called "Say, Darling", which chronicled the ins and outs of a broadway musical production and featured characters based on those (such as Harold Prince) he worked with; this book was "also" turned into a musical, also called "Say, Darling", in 1958.Bissell was born and died in Dubuque, Iowa.