Tennessee Williams manuscripts, 1972-1974.

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Tennessee Williams manuscripts, 1972-1974.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122486616

The collection consists of a typescript, "Seven Card Stud: A Life Story" (1974), a 440 p. autobiography of Williams that was edited and published as MEMOIRS (1975), and two short stories: "The Inventory at Fontana Bella" (1972, 11 p.) and "Miss Coynte of Greene" (undated, 36 p. with a 5 p. variation).

3 volumes.

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6730603

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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...