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Jun 5, 2023 · James Grissom, Jr., was born in October, 1961, in Baton Rouge, the youngest of four children. His father, James, Sr., was an electrician who worked for a chemical-manufacturing company; his mother ...
Apr 16, 2015 · Below is an excerpt from the book Follies of God, by James Grissom, as recommended by Longreads contributing editor Dana Snitzky. Dana writes: “James Grissom wrote a letter to Tennessee Williams in 1982, when he was only 20 years old, asking for advice. Tennessee unexpectedly responded, ‘Perhaps you can be of some help to me.’.
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James Grissom. Writer: One Life to Live. James Grissom was born on 31 October 1961 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for One Life to Live (1968), Style & Substance (1998) and Conversion (2016).
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Mar 18, 2015 · Tennessee Williams’ Women. In his new book, James Grissom fulfills a long-ago promise to interview Williams’ (mostly) female muses. In September 1982, he got a call from Williams, aged 71. “Perhaps you can be of some help to me,” he told Grissom. Then he invited him to lunch in New Orleans, where Williams had lived off and on for years.
Oct 26, 2016 · Listen Download. James Grissom, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. James Grissom is the author of Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog. In 1982, Grissom spent five days with the great playwright, who had a task for him: go to all the actresses who were his muses over the years, and discuss what they meant to Williams.
Our guest is James Grissom, author of "Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog," His new book about Tennessee Williams and the actresses ...
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Jun 12, 2023 · Sometime in September, 1982, James Grissom, a twenty-year-old English student at Louisiana State University, receives a life-changing phone call from Tennessee Williams. It doesn’t come completely out of the blue: Grissom had sent a fan letter to the playwright, enclosing a picture and a few short stories, and asking for advice.
