Theater Talk: James Grissom on Tennessee Williams

[@lpldl]

What a mesmerizing interview!

[@blanchefan]

It's an utterly fascinating book; if you love the art of Tennessee Williams, please order a copy now-- :)

[@jacycarringtoncrawford328]

I knew and worked with some of the women of the Fog and I spent one evening with Tennessee. I love James and I love his book. I feel like he captures the essence of everyone he writes about. I can't wait for the Brando book. If you haven't read Follies of God, go get it. You'll be glad you did.

[@1trschaefer78]

Loved the book. Wonderful interview!

[@robertsamuels8829]

Terrific show and interview. I love this book.

[@concernedcitizen1382]

I love the show, but the book is really questionable.

[@jarabaa]

Fascinating. I've ordered the book. So much looking forward to reading it. Grissom is so very entertaining to listen to, and brilliant and insightful - and compassionate.

[@Poemsapennyeach]

Wonderful, Beautifully told.

[@edwardlittlefield447]

Great interview 👍!!!

[@rutanyaalda2222]

amazing interview fabulous book

[@teeniebeenie8774]

love u marian seldes!!! u moved me so when i was young, in your moody delicious roles on bway... bless u.

[@richardmcleod1930]

"Deliberate cruelty is not forgivable"..........Tennesse Williams from "A Streeetcar named Desire".

[@gRosh08]

Fascinating!

[@lynnegriffin3985]

A wonderful book. Thank toe Follies of God that John Grissom reached out to Tennessee Williams.

[@capt.molyneaux7037]

Read abt Grissom in the NYer, June 12, 2023 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@seethevolcane]

Why didnt hosts ask author why his book has NO Sources or Notes? We're asked to believe all those quotes are "real." ?????

[@EricMontreal22]

I think it's a wonderful book--but I take a lot of it with a grain of salt for the same reason.

[@GaryArms]

"She played the mental condition that created the limp."

[@sreehari_nair_rediff]

The whole book and the incidents in the book are total fabrication. But this guy is a great example of how you can set up a 'fake memoir' and get people to believe in it if you have an original premise and supplement it with a truckload of unexpected details. I am sure Grissom has had many, many meaningful conversations with Williams and Brando in his sleep.

[@organboi]

Why is he making Tennessee sound like Jiminy Glick?

[@concernedcitizen1382]

Because he did not really know him. He met him once and embellished.

[@3506Dodge]

@@concernedcitizen1382 He spent many days with him in NYC.

[@concernedcitizen1382]

@@3506Dodge So he says

[@nativevirginian8344]

Tenn Williams was RIGHT about that house. There are several areas in California that are very weird. Read Walter Bosley’s “Empire of the Wheel”. And David McGowan’s “Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon”. Spooky stuff.

[@organboi]

I don't think Tenn was his nickname.

[@nativevirginian8344]

There was nothing “mystical” about the house. It was more about evil, and the gathering of evil forces. Peter Levenda wrote that evil knows how to gather the people it needs for what it wants to do. His “Sinister Forces” trilogy of books makes a compelling case.

[@concernedcitizen1382]

This whole book is fake. It really is: OK, still it can be entertaining but it is seriously a fantasy.

[@brennanstaaf6586]

Wild to think he’s lying the entire time

[@eastwoofer]

if this guy was born in 66', and he was 20 when he met TW, and TW died in 83....?

[@marknelson5404]

James Grissom was born in 1961. Not sure where you are getting the 1966 date, but it is incorrect.

[@FreeEnergyTech1]

@@marknelson5404 everything online says Grissom was born in 1966.

[@debrajarnagin9865]

I enjoyed Mr Grissom but the hosts aren't very enjoyable.

[@taradittamo884]

Half the people are watching this for their English professor *yawn*

[@thomaskirkpatrick1134]

Great Interview!