Not About Nightingales Play

In 1980, Vanessa Redgrave met Tennessee Williams. The writer, once regarded as the enfant terrible of stage and film, was at a low point in his career and, recognizing a kindred spirit in Redgrave, he hoped to interest her in "Stopped Rocking," his screenplay about a woman whose husband had committed her to an asylum. "I thought the script was absolutely superb," Redgrave recalls.

In 1980, Vanessa Redgrave met Tennessee Williams. The writer, once regarded as the enfant terrible of stage and film, was at a low point in his career and, recognizing a kindred spirit in Redgrave, he hoped to interest her in "Stopped Rocking," his screenplay about a woman whose husband had committed her to an asylum. "I thought the script was absolutely superb," Redgrave recalls.