Memoirs
Tennessee Williams(1911-1983) is the acclaimed author of many books of letters, short stories, poems, essays, and a large collection of plays, includingThe Glass Menagerie,A Streetcar Named Desire,Camino Real,Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,Orpheus Descending,The Night of the Iguana, andThe Rose Tattoo.Director, screenwriter, and well-known raconteur of American kitsch and camp,John Waters' films includePink FlamingosandCecil B. Demented. In 2002 his filmHairspraywas made into a hit Broadway musical.