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A Trove of Faulkner Film Scripts – New York Times
”There are misconceptions about Faulkner as a screenwriter,” Mr. Brodsky said. ”Actually, he worked very hard on the scripts. What he didn’t like was that the films were never made. The old joke –...
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Writers in Hollywood, Faulkner, Huxley, Odets…and Grandma (a repost from 2012)
The day after Christmas, early 1930s: William Faulkner (yes, he was married and significantly older) pictured with Meta Carpenter Wilde (secretary to Howard Hawks and later a Script Supervisor). Meta...
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William Faulkner’s Little-Known Jazz Age Drawings, with a Side of Literary...
Have you read Maria Popova’s always intriguing “Brain Pickings”? Beautifully written and researched pieces…an eclectic and fascinating collection of essays, often slyly funny… In 1916, as he was about...
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“Everything in Los Angeles is too large, too loud and usually banal in...
I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion. What Hollywood looked like when Mr. Faulkner deigned to spend time here… This is the corner of Highland and Hollywood Blvd. The building is still there....
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I was a little rude about one of the great American authors last week…
Here are the words of Mr. Bennett Cerf, a great publisher, a great wit, and apparently a great guy. May he smooth any heavenly feathers I ruffled in regards to William Faulkner. William Faulkner had a...
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Anita Loos receives notes from William Faulkner, Aldous Huxley, and F. Scott...
Anita Loos worked for a very long time in the film industry, had an unfailingly cheerful disposition, and knew a whole hell of a lot of people. She wrote several books, including “Gentlemen Prefer...
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“Can working for the movies hurt your own writing?” Paris Review – The Art of...
Robert Capa photo of: Howard Hawks, William Faulkner, and screenwriter Harry Kurnitz INTERVIEWER Can working for the movies hurt your own writing? FAULKNER Nothing can injure a man’s writing if he’s a...
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“Have you ever heard of anyone who drank while he worked? You’re thinking of...
Writers can be quick with the barbed quip. Sometimes they’re cruel to each other. Sometimes they are vicious about who employs them (like a movie studio), or where they live (like Los Angeles). This...
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