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Book SynopsisA vibrant examination of Tennessee Williams’s role beyond the stage and the lasting impact of his films in postwar American culture.
Trade ReviewIn this rich, compelling, well-researched volume, Palmer and Bray show exactly how Hollywood dealt with Tennessee Williams and, in turn, how he often subverted the very authorities that sought (in vain) to keep him in check. * Choice *
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Williams, Broadway, and Hollywood
- Chapter 2. The Glass Menagerie: A Different Kind of Woman's Picture
- Chapter 3. Bending the Code I: A Streetcar Named Desire
- Chapter 4. Bending the Code II: The Rose Tattoo
- Chapter 5. Bending the Code III: Baby Doll
- Chapter 6. Tennessee Williams and '50s Family Melodrama
- Chapter 7. The Williams Films and the Southern Renaissance on Screen
- Chapter 8. Tennessee Williams and the End of an Era
- Appendix A. Filmography with Principal Cast Members
- Appendix B. Select Small-Screen and Television Productions, with Principal Cast Members
- Appendix C. Some Notes on Produced and Unproduced Works
- Appendix D. Key to Collections
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
