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NOLA.com: Where did Tennessee Williams Live in New Orleans? His First Home, Last, and Many in Between
March 19, 2025
HNOC senior editor Margit Longbrake joins local experts in tracing the famous writer’s French Quarter homes through the years.
“Margit Longbrake stands at the foot of the wooden staircase, which curves upward into darkness. Described by the playwright Tennessee Williams as the spiritual inspiration for the setting of his play, ‘Vieux Carré,’ 722 Toulouse St. is part of the Historic New Orleans Collection, where Longbrake works as a senior editor and expert in the collection’s Williams holdings.”
Annette Sisco, staff writer for NOLA.com | The Times Picayune
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Tennessee Williams Studies
HNOC is one of four main repositories of the playwright’s work. We produce an annual scholarly journal and conference devoted to Williams, among other research tools, articles, and exhibitions.
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Friday
March 19, 2027
9 a.m.–4:45 p.m.
Signature Program
30th Annual
Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference 2027
Founded in 1995, the Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference is a full day of sessions led by highly acclaimed Williams scholars from across the US and abroad.
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