Orpheus Descending
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Orpheus Descending is a three-act play by Tennessee Williams. It was first presented on Broadway on March 17, 1957, with Maureen Stapleton and Cliff Robertson, under the direction of Harold Clurman, b
First edition cover (New Directions, 1958)
Tallulah Bankhead
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Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in several films including an award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat. Sh
Orpheus Descending
…play is a rewrite of an earlier play by Williams called Battle of Angels, which was written in 1940. Williams wrote the character of Myra Torrance for Tallulah Bankhead, but she turned down the role, saying "The play is impossible, darling, but sit down and have a drink with me." The production previewed in Boston the…
Bankhead in 1941
Sunset, the Bankhead house in Jasper, Alabama, where Bankhead and her sister grew up
Bankhead (left) with her father and stepmother in his office as Speaker of the House, 1937
Lobby card for Faithless