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Considered by many to be the greatest artist of the American theatre, Tennessee Williams has been described by those who knew him as shy and aggressive, lucid and manic, accessible and elusive, kind and cruel, but always enigmatic. Until now, little has been known of Williams's youth and the true forces that influenced and helped create the persona of Tennessee Williams. The author chosen by the playwright himself as his biographer, has been given exclusive access to letters, diaries and journals, unpublished manuscripts, and family documents and has written the definitive biography of Williams's early life. He takes us through Williams's largely unknown life from the young, introspective schoolboy through his stalled academic career, the early success of his writing, the confusion over his sexuality, the growing certainty of his talent, to the brink of fame with The Glass Menagerie. Tom tells the story of the "unknown" years of the playwright's life, before Tom, the person, was eclipsed by Tennessee, the celebrated persona.
Considered by many to be the greatest artist of the American theatre, Tennessee Williams has been described by those who knew him as shy and aggressive, lucid and manic, accessible and elusive, kind and cruel, but always enigmatic.
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Tom: The Unknown Tennesse Williams
April 1, 1997, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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April 1, 1997, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams
October 23, 1996, Three Rivers Press
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Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams
November 2, 1995, Hodder Stoughton
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Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams -- Volume I of the Tennessee Williams Biography
October 17, 1995, Crown
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1995, Crown Publishers
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The bedrock, authoritative account of the little-known early life of Tennessee Williams.
"Plainly a work of distinction...It will be great service to Williams's reputation and among other things may bring more of the young to an appreciation of his achievement."--Arthur Miller. Black-and-white photographs.
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