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When the original production of A Streetcar Named
Desire was in the midst of success, Tennessee Williams wrote to Jessica
Tandy ("Blanche"), about a photo that was intended to be given
as a Christmas gift to the producer, Irene Selznick. Williams was asked
to see if Jessica Tandy (who later appeared in Driving Miss Daisy) would
pose for a photographic replica of a Thomas Hart Benton painting. The painting
depicts the poker scene from A Streetcar Named Desire with Blanche
in the foreground in a racy blue dress.
Through a series of letter exchanges, Jessica Tandy
reminds Tennessee Williams that his Blanche was not intended to appear
as a victim.
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