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Tennessee Williams Periodicals

’48: The Magazine of the Year
June 1948

“A Movie Named La Terra Trema” by Tennessee Williams (pp. 102-104).

Esquire
October 1958

“A Perfect Analysis Given by a Parrot” by Tennessee Williams (pp. 131+).

April 1959

“Sweet Bird of Youth” by Tennessee Williams (pp. 114+).

December 1960

“Period of Adjustment” by Tennessee Williams (pp. 210+).

February 1962

“The Night of the Iguana” by Tennessee Williams (pp. 47+).

January 1965

“Mama’s Old Stucco House” by Tennessee Williams (pp. 86+).

August 1965

“Slapstick Tragedy” by Tennessee Williams (pp. 95+).

Flair
February 1950

“The Resemblance between a Violin Case and a Coffin” by Tennessee Williams (pp. 40+). 2 copies.

Harper’s Magazine
July 1948

“A Mississippian Named Tennessee” by Paul Moor (pp. 63+). 2 copies.

Life
April 30, 1945

“‘The Glass Menagerie’: An Understanding Play about Four Troubled People Gets New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award” (pp. 81+). 2 copies.

December 15, 1947

“‘A Streetcar Named Desire’: Tennessee Williams Has Written the Broadway Season’s Best New Play” (pp. 101+).

February 16, 1948

“Tennessee Williams: A Dreamy Young Man with an Unconquerable Compulsion to Write Finds Himself at 33 the Most Important Playwright in U.S. Theater” by Lincoln Barnett (pp. 113+). 3 copies.

February 26, 1951

“‘The Rose Tattoo’: Tennessee Williams’ Controversial Comedy Is Ode to Earthy Living” (pp. 83+).

April 18, 1955

“‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’: Tennessee Williams Play Probes into a Nerve-Racked Marriage” (pp. 137+).

Look
December 27, 1955

“The Rose Tattoo” (pp. 90+).

Modern Drama
Winter 1958

“Tennessee Williams and Strindberg” by Richard B. Vowles (pp. 166+).

“The Profitable World of Tennessee Williams” by Signi Falk (pp. 172+).

“Tennessee Williams: A Selected Bibliography” by Nadine Dony (pp. 181+).

The Nation
December 20, 1947

“Drama” by Joseph Wood Krutch (pp. 686-687). Re: review of “Streetcar Named Desire.”

The New Yorker
October 16, 1948

“Smoke Gets in Your Hair” (pp. 51-52). Re: “Summer and Smoke.”

Newsweek
December 15, 1947

“Streetcar on Broadway” (p. 82).

October 18, 1948

“Mississippi Mud” (p. 88). Re: “Summer and Smoke.”

October 9, 1950

“New Films” (p. 90). Re: “The Glass Menagerie.”

“Books” (p. 94). Re: “The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.”

Playboy
April 1973

“Playboy Interview: Tennessee Williams, A Candid Conversation with the Brilliant, Anguished Playwright” (pp.69+).

Theatre Arts
January 1950

“Tale of 3 Cities” (p. 35). Re: “Streetcar Named Desire.”

September 1958

“Orpheus’ Ascending” by Richard Watts, Jr. (pp. 25+).

This Old House
January/February 2004

“Save This Old House” by Ryan Robbins (p. 118). Re: house once used in the film “Baby Doll” up for sale.

Time
April 9, 1945

“New Plays in Manhattan” (pp. 86 & 88). Re: “The Glass Menagerie.”

April 23, 1945

“The Winner” (p. 88). Re: “The Glass Menagerie.”

December 15, 1947

“A New Play in Manhattan” (p. 85). Re: “Streetcar Named Desire.”

June 7, 1948

“Saroyan’s Heir” (p. 85). Re: “Streetcar Named Desire.”

February 12, 1951

“New Play in Manhattan” (pp. 53-54). Re: “The Rose Tattoo.”