Carson McCullers Collection 1924-1976

Schwarzenbach, Annemarie, 1908-1942

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Annemarie Schwarzenbach wurde am 23.5.1908 in Zürich geboren. Sie starb am 15.11.1942 in Sils-Baselgia. Nach dem Studium der Geschichte, welches sie mit dem Doktorat abschloss, war sie vor allem als Reisejournalistin und Fotografin tätig. Neben den Reiseberichten arbeitete sie auch literarisch. Annemarie Schwarzenbach publizierte unter drei verschiedenen Namensformen: Annemarie Clarac-Schwarzenbach, Annemarie Clark, Annemarie Schwarzenbach. From the description of [Nachlass Annemar...

Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983

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Thomas Lanier Williams was born on March 26, 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi. His father, Cornelius, a salesman who was largely absent had a bad relationship with Tennessee, the second of his three children. Consequently, Tennessee was raised predominantly by his mother, Edwina, and maternal grandparents. His often strained and disturbed family life became the fodder for many of his plays. After moving to New Orleans in his late 20s, and adopting the name Tenn...

Diamond, David, 1915-2005

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By Unknown - ebay.com, front of photo, back of photo, Public Domain, Link David Leo Diamond (1915-2005) was a gay, Jewish American composer of classical music....

Mercer, Mary

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Pearn, Pollinger, & Higham Ltd.

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Fitelson and Mayers

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Crawford, Cheryl, 1902-1986

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Producer/director Cheryl Crawford (1902-1986) was a founding member of the Group Theatre in 1931, and of the Actors Studio in 1947. Born in Akron, Ohio, Crawford became involved with the Theatre Guild in the 1920s, first as secretary, later as actress and stage manager, and ultimately as casting director. With Lee Strasberg she co-directed the Group Theatre's first production, THE HOUSE OF CONNELLY, in 1931, and went on to direct and/or produce many plays in the decades ...

McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967

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Carson McCullers was born in Columbus, Georgia, as Lula Carson Smith on February 19, 1917, the first born of Lamar and Marguerite Waters Smith. Though she moved from the South in 1934 and only returned for visits, most of her writing was inspired by her southern heritage. Her mother felt she had given birth to a genius from the time Carson was very young and always remained her staunchest supporter and strongest ally. When nine years of age, Lula began studying piano and practiced six to eight h...

Ann Watkins, Inc.

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Liever, Maxim

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Evans, Oliver (Oliver Wendell), 1915-1981

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Simmons, Dawn Langley

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Houghton, Mifflin and Company.

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Boston, Mass., publishing firm. From the description of Houghton, Mifflin and Company note [manuscript], 1899 April 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 715378844 ...

McCullers, Reeves, 1913-1953

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James Reeves McCullers (b. August 11, 1913 Wetumpka, Alabama-d. November 19, 1953, Paris, France), married Georgia-born writer Carson McCullers in September 1937....

Bay, André

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Smith, Margarita G.

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Lantz, Robert

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Arvin, Newton, 1900-1963

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Newton Arvin was born on August 9, 1900 in Valparaiso, Indiana. He was eduated at Harvard University (A.B., 1921) and joined the Smith College faculty in 1922. He taught at Smith until his forced retirement in 1960. He died on March 21, 1963 of pancreatic cancer. Arvin specialized in 19th century American literature and wrote biographies of Hawthorne, Longfellow, Melville and Whitman. He was often in residence at Yaddo where he formed friendships with Truman Capote, Carson McCullers and others. ...

Liebling-Wood

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