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Five O’Clock Angel, Letters of Tennessee Williams to Maria St. Just, Ex Libris Gore Vidal
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[Ex Libris Gore Vidal] Williams, Tennessee. Five O’Clock Angel, Letters of Tennessee Williams to Maria St. Just, 1948-1982. First Edition. 1990. Book is in very good condition; dust jacket is in good plus condition--there is a pink smear to the lower portion of the front cover. Book is stamped “From the library of GORE VIDAL” on the flyleaf. Preface by Elia Kazan.
In 1948, when Tennessee Williams met and befriended Maria St. Just, they were actually a triumvirate—the third party being Gore Vidal to whom this copy belonged. He makes occasional appearances in the letters. In fact, she refers to Vidal as “the most beautiful young man I’ve ever seen.” Lady St. Just remained Williams’s friend and correspondent through his death in 1982. The letters run the gamut—he occasionally offers her advice, which is fascinating, but more importantly for posterity, he reflects upon his work, friendships, love life, addictions, etc. Following Tennessee’s death, Lady St. Just, along with John Eastman (Linda McCartney’s brother), became his literary executor. Companies that revived Williams’s plays had to contend with Lady St. Just’s domineering presence, much to the annoyance some of the biggest names in acting (Jessica Lange, being but one example).
“Darling! Nobody loves honesty more than I, but honey! there are times, there are situations, there are circumstances in which the head must not rule the heart but at least act in collaboration with it”
Tennessee Williams, March 27, 1954 Letter to Maria St. Just
In 1948, when Tennessee Williams met and befriended Maria St. Just, they were actually a triumvirate—the third party being Gore Vidal to whom this copy belonged. He makes occasional appearances in the letters. In fact, she refers to Vidal as “the most beautiful young man I’ve ever seen.” Lady St. Just remained Williams’s friend and correspondent through his death in 1982. The letters run the gamut—he occasionally offers her advice, which is fascinating, but more importantly for posterity, he reflects upon his work, friendships, love life, addictions, etc. Following Tennessee’s death, Lady St. Just, along with John Eastman (Linda McCartney’s brother), became his literary executor. Companies that revived Williams’s plays had to contend with Lady St. Just’s domineering presence, much to the annoyance some of the biggest names in acting (Jessica Lange, being but one example).
“Darling! Nobody loves honesty more than I, but honey! there are times, there are situations, there are circumstances in which the head must not rule the heart but at least act in collaboration with it”
Tennessee Williams, March 27, 1954 Letter to Maria St. Just
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