Tennessee Williams met long-term partner Frank Marlo in the summer of 1948 (Marlo died of lung cancer in the fall of 1963). Though separated briefly in 1961 and again in 1962, the two were partners for 15 years. Marlo acted as his personal manager/secretary.Williams spent much of his most prolific years in Rome, Italy, and his enduring friendship with Italian stage and screen legend Anna Magnani lasted 24 years and inspired both The Rose Tattoo and Orpheus Descending. Magnani realized the le ...[Read Story]