Book Review: 'Blanche: The Life and Times of Tennessee Williams's Greatest Creation,' by Nancy Schoenberger

Playing Blanche DuBois is shattering, say the actresses featured in Nancy Schoenberger’s “Blanche.” But Tennessee Williams’s most indelible character is now a figure of sympathy.

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