James Grissom on Tennessee Williams & his actresses

[joerialto]

Posted: 1/5/16 at 2:36pm

I had such a great time recording a new OffBook podcast with "Follies of God" author James Grissom. He talks about his relationship with Tennessee Williams and interviewing the playwright's favorite actresses including Maureen Stapleton, Kim Stanley and Jessica Tandy. Grissom also has a book in the works based on his conversations with Marlon Brando.

http://www.wildroot.org/off-book-audio-series/4587720962 

[followspot]

Posted: 1/5/16 at 3:17pm

Glad you had fun, but no claim made by James Grissom is to be believed.  After 30 years of peddling the story of his alleged Tennessee Williams "relationship" (five days, if even that is to be believed) with no one listening, this clown is suddenly being taken seriously for some reason.  All of the Williams quotes in the admittedly very well written FOLLIES OF GOD are completely unsubstantiated, as are Grissom's "conversations" with most of Williams' (conveniently deceased) muses.  Now "One night, around two in the morning, my phone rings and it's Marlon Brando and he wants to talk."  Yeesh.  Who's next?  Mata Hari?

 

Updated On: 1/5/16 at 03:17 PM