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Truman & Tennessee

6/17/2021

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The brilliant work, personal struggles, and cultural impact of two of the most important American writers of the 20th century, Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams, explodes onto the screen In Truman & Tennessee, a masterful collage of archival material, including talk show appearances with Dick Cavett and David Frost, with clips from some of the duo’s memorable movie adaptions: A Streetcar Named Desire,
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and In Cold Blood. 
For more information about the film and to purchase tickets, click HERE.


Join the discussion on Monday, June 28 at 7:00 PM with Nick Norwood, director of the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians, and Karen Clark, a board member of River River Writers Circle, moderated by writer and filmmaker Juliana Roth. Register for the discussion HERE.

Want to learn more? Check out this selection of books and films
by and about Truman Capote & Tennessee Williams.

Portraits and Observations: the essays of Truman Capote
Too Brief a Treat: the letters of Truman Capote​
In Cold Blood
​The Early Stories of Truman Capote
Breakfast at Tiffany's DVD
Lost Friendships: a memoir of Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, & Others
Tennessee Williams: mad pilgrimage of the flesh
Notebooks
The Collected Poems of Tennessee Williams
The Collected Plays of Tennessee Williams
Collected Stories of Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire DVD

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Jeffery Hudson link
3/23/2022 02:45:43 pm

Truman & Tennessee is a meticulously researched and edited documentary about two gay men and their differing commitments to art. Thank you for sharing your great post!

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