 R. Cary Bynum papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteRichard Cary Bynum (b. 1937), Atlanta playwright, director, and advocate of Southern theater, graduated with a B.F.A. from the University of Georgia (1962) and M.A. from the City University of New York (1973). He served as the founding director of the Georgia State University Business Press (1973-1995) and was the co-director of the Southern Poets Theatre (1974-1987), which produced several notable oral history plays and other regional works until it became inactive in 1987. He is the author of Cabbagetown: 3 women (1984); Six Short Plays (1993); The Chinaberry Tree and other poems (2002); Sea Vigil: poems (2008); Reunion in Thera and other stories (2012); and Woodhall Stories (2014). In 1964 Cary Bynum married Brenda Sue Storey, a noted actress and director who toured both the United States and Europe. Scope and ContentThis collection contains typescripts, correspondence, clippings, photographs and printed materials regarding the writing career of R. Cary Bynum. Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[Item, box, folder], R. Cary Bynum papers, ms2131, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated materials available in this repository are the Brenda and Cary Bynum theater collection, ms3258. | ||||||||||||||||||