A documentary on the life and work of writer and dramatist Tennessee Williams. Features the writer as he answers questions posed to him by the filmmaker in a variety of settings, accompanied by biographical re-creations, photos and occasional excerpted scenes of Williams' work performed specifically for the documentary.

Janna Goodwin takes a hilarious and reflective look at the emotional experiences that make everyday life exciting--and the physical ones that remind us we are lucky to be alive. Encountering a range of life events across the American West, in Hollywood, in the Catskills, Boston, on the Mediterranean, and Paris, Goodwin looks for and finds meaning, if not security, in a clear-eyed acknowledgment of the human condition--and in the saving grace of laughter.--From...

The classic works of Tennessee Williams have earned him a reputation as one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. Take an in-depth look at the famed writer and the personal problems that plagued his life and inspired his masterworks.

William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of supposition arranged around scant facts. With his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. Bryson documents the efforts of earlier scholars, and, emulating the style of his travelogues, records episodes in his own research. He celebrates Shakespeare...

A brief biography of the world's most famous playwright, using only historically correct information.