Dotson Rader (born July 25, 1942, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American author and playwright who has published four novels and three works of non-fiction as well as the stage play God Looked Away about Tennessee Williams.[1]

Biography

Initially a student at Columbia University with a side gig as a male hustler, Rader made his way into the elite echelons of the New York City literary scene. During the 1970s, he became the live-in love of the actress Ruth Ford.[2] He is the author of several books, including I Ain't Marchin Anymore, about the on-campus protests and upheaval during the 1960s, the title inspired by the earlier song by Phil Ochs of the same name, and Cry of the Heart, about his long friendship with the famed American playwright Tennessee Williams, which began in the 1950s.[3][4][5] For many years Rader has penned features and conducted interviews for Parade magazine.[6] Rader's first play, God Looked Away, about Tennessee Williams, had a six-week trial run at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California, in 2018 with Al Pacino in the titular role and Judith Light and Garrett Clayton in other featured turns.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Chatter, Rialto. "Rialto Chatter: Will Al Pacino Play Tennessee Williams on Broadway?". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Ruth Ford & Dotson Rader: A December Mistress-Muse to May". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Real Phil Ochs Back, But There's a Penalty". The New York Times. April 19, 1971. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (August 14, 2009). "Ruth Ford, Actress and Artists’ Muse, Is Dead at 98". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  5. ^ Madeleine H. Blais (April 4, 1979). "Tennessee in the Tropics". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  6. ^ "Dotson Rader". Parade. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  7. ^ McNulty, Charles (March 2017). "'God Looked Away,' and so should you: Why Al Pacino's play falls so short of expectations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "'God Looked Away' From Garrett Clayton, But Can You?". Instinct. February 12, 2017. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

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