Panelists: Steve Paul, Henry Schvey

Moderator: Whitney Terrell

In the pantheon of celebrated writers with connections to the Show-Me State, Evan S. Connell and Tennessee Williams appear in many ways to be opposites. One lived in Kansas City, one in St. Louis. One was a novelist; one a playwright. One never achieved the recognition he deserved; one was one of the most celebrated names in the literary world. And then there is also a strange point of connection: both had movies made of their work starring Paul Newman. Their biographers, Steve Paul and Henry Schvey, discuss the writers’ work and legacy and Missouri connections.

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