Living St. Louis
Tennessee Williams | May 6, 2019
Special | 28m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Before he became “Tennessee,” Tom Williams spent his formative years in St. Louis.
Before he took on the name “Tennessee,” Tom Williams spent important, formative years in St. Louis, where he was first recognized as a talented young poet and mentored as a playwright. Those years are explored in the documentary Searching for Tom.
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Living St. Louis is a local public television program presented by Nine PBS
Support for Living St. Louis is provided by the Betsy & Thomas Patterson Foundation.
Living St. Louis
Tennessee Williams | May 6, 2019
Special | 28m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Before he took on the name “Tennessee,” Tom Williams spent important, formative years in St. Louis, where he was first recognized as a talented young poet and mentored as a playwright. Those years are explored in the documentary Searching for Tom.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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