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Hillyer Speed Lamkin (born Monroe, Louisiana, November 2, 1927 – Monroe, Louisiana, May 3, 2011) was an American novelist and playwright. He is best known for his first novel Tiger in the Garden (1950) and was called "the poor man's Truman Capote" by the composer Ned Rorem.
Hillyer Speed Lamkin (born Monroe, Louisiana, November 2, 1927[1] - Monroe, Louisiana, May 3, 2011[2]) was an American novelist and playwright. He is best known for his first novel Tiger in the Garden (1950) and was called "the poor man's Truman Capote" by the composer Ned Rorem .[3]
Speed Lamkin at Home in Louisiana. One of my favorite Mark Hampton-designed houses has to be that of the late author and playwright, Speed Lamkin. The Monroe, Louisiana house, in which the writer and his sister, socialite Marguerite Littman, were raised, was built in 1936 by Lamkin's parents.
Hillyer Speed Lamkin (born Monroe, Louisiana, November 2, 1927 – Monroe, Louisiana, May 3, 2011) was an American novelist and playwright. He is best known for his first novel Tiger in the Garden (1950) and was called "the poor man's Truman Capote" by the composer Ned Rorem.
Jan 22, 2011 · Lamkin might not have been an effective novelist, but he is a terrific observer. If he kept a diary during his time in Los Angeles, somebody needs to convince him to publish it. The Easter Egg Hunt is a treasure trove of descriptions of the people, places, and trappings of Beverly Hills in the early 1950s.
Speed Lamkin was born on 2 November 1927 in Monroe, Louisiana, USA. Speed was a writer, known for Playhouse 90 (1956) and Matinee Theatre (1955). Speed died on 3 May 2011 in Monroe, Louisiana, USA.
May 3, 2011 · Hillyer Speed Lamkin was an American novelist and playwright. He is best known for his first novel Tiger in the Garden (1950) and was called "the poor man's Truman Capote" by the composer Ned Rorem.
