Assorted Tennessee Williams Related Photos

The former home of Blanche Cutrer (whom Tennessee Williams used as a model for Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire and Carol Cutrere in Orpheus Descending), this house is located in Clarksdale, MS. Owned by the Catholic Church and once used as a school, the house is slated for demolition if a buyer can't be found soon. Williams is said to have used the Cutrer mansion as a model for Belle Reve in Streetcar and for Big Daddy's house in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. According to locals involved in the annual Tennessee Williams Festival and Conference, as of 1999 roughly $50,000 more is needed to meet the asking price for the mansion.

(left photo) The birthplace of Tennessee Williams, in Columbus, MS. This house was recently moved downtown, where it is used as a tourist center. What a great way to preserve Williams's heritage... (right photo) Dakin Williams (l.) and me (D.E. Haley), in a photo taken at the 1998 annual Tennessee Williams Festival and Conference in Clarksdale, MS.

(left photo) From the 1999 festival: two of the academicians who organize the annual Tennessee Williams Conference and Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi, (l. to r.) Dr. Ralph Voss and Dr. Colby Kullman. (right photo) Also from the 1999 Clarksdale Festival: Dakin Williams, brother of the playwright and only surviving member of the Williams family, performs his annual tribute Clarksdale's Tennessee Williams Park.

(above) This is Moon Lake, located between Clarksdale and Tunica, MS. The lake is mentioned several times in Williams's works, and is still a magnet for "spooners." (Photo taken in 1998.) (below) Across the street from Moon Lake is Uncle Henry's, formerly the Moon Lake Casino mentioned in Williams's work. Uncle Henry's is one of the Clarksdale area's best restaurants, and also serves as a bed and breakfast inn. (Photo taken in 1999.)