Windham--Williams--Melton correspondence, 1979, August 6,13, September 1, 18.

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Windham--Williams--Melton correspondence, 1979, August 6,13, September 1, 18.

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The collection consists of three-way correspondence between Mr. Fred Melton, Donald Windham, and Tennessee Williams regarding the publication of Tennessee Williams' letters to Donald Windham, which Williams denied agreeing to. An author named Dotson Radar published an untrue account of the situation in The London magazine. Windham sued for libel and won. This collection contains two letters from Windham to Melton regarding the situation, one from Williams to Melton, and one from Melton to London Magazine.

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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...

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