Calder Willingham typescript and letter, 1963

Summary

Creator:
Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995
Date:
1963
Extent:
1 item(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Calder Willingham typescript and letter, ms3969, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a letter and a nine page unpublished typescript for an article titled, "Why Not Hang Yourself, Diana?" In the letter Willingham writes to William Shawn of the New Yorker on December 19, 1963 and encloses the article he has written in response to Diana Trilling's article in Esquire on Edward Albee.

Biographical / historical:

Calder Willingham was a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who created memorable characters in the American cinema and literature. Characterized by raw sexual overtones, several of Willingham's novels are set in the South, with Georgia providing the backdrop for two of his novels, Eternal Fire and Rambling Rose.

"Calder Willingham." New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Glenn Horowitz in 2011.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Calder Willingham typescript and letter, ms3969, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.