in the 1920s, literary critic alexander woollcott owned neshobe island, which served as a retreat and playground for members of the algonquin round table. visitors from that group included harpo marx. wolcott created another group called the neshobe island club. this group of visitors included laurence olivier, helen hayes, vivien leigh, ring lardner, dorothy parker, noël coward, thornton wilder, and walt disney.