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Romulus Linney

Portrait of Romulus Linney by Jim Peters
The Sorrows of Frederick at Burgtheater

Photo from the 1969-70 production of The Sorrows of Frederick at the Burgtheater in Vienna

Excerpt from Romulus Linney's address, Language of Illiteracy, in which he talks about Cratis Williams' influence on his life
Childe Byron playbill

Playbill for the Circle Repertory Company's production of Childe Byron
Austin Pendleton as Frederick

Austin Pendleton as Frederick in the Signature Theatre Company production of The Sorrows of Frederick
Matthew Cowles and Lois Smith in Tennessee

Matthew Cowles and Lois Smith in the 1979 Ensemble Studio Theatre production of Tennessee
Maitland Thompson Linney Clabaugh
Sewanee Writers on Writing

Book cover of Sewanee Writers on Writing
Romulus and Zach Linney hunting with bird dogs

Romulus Linney (center) and his father Zach Linney (right) set out for hunting field trials in Tennessee with Zach's bird dogs.
Pops at 1986 Whole Theatre production

Cast photograph of Can Can, one of the six one-act plays that are part of Pops. From left to right: Sam Tsoutsouvas, Adrienne Thompson, Robin Moseley, Jane Cronin
Love Drunk 2009 Abingdon Theatre Company production program

Abingdon Theatre Company's program for their 2009 procution of Love Drunk.
Going After Cacciato Texas State University production poster

The 2005 world premiere production poster of Going After Cacciato at Texas State University that is signed by Tim O'Brien, the author of the 1979 novel of the same title.

Childe Byron at South Coast Repertory

Photograph from the 1981 production of Childe Byron by South Coast Repertory
A Lesson Before Dying at Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Jamahl Marsh and Barbara Meek in the 2000 production of A Lesson Before Dying at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
A Lesson Before Dying at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Isaiah Whitlock, Jr. and Jamahl Marsh in the 2000 production of A Lesson Before Dying at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
Unchanging Love at Triangle Theatre Co.

Cast of the 1991 production of Unchanging Love at the Triangle Theatre Co.
The Captivity of Pixie Shedman at Detroit Repertory Theatre

Ruth Palmer and James Budd in the 1982 production of The Captivity of Pixie Shedman.
The Captivity of Pixie Shedman at Detroit Repertory Theatre

Full cast of The Captivity of Pixie Shedman is pictured at the 1982 production at Detroit Repertory Theatre.
Why the Lord Come to Sand Mountain at Delaware Theatre Company

Why the Lord Come to Sand Mountain at Delaware Theatre Company, 1986.
Heathen Valley at Theater for the New City

Julie Follansbee, Ann Sheehy, Jim Houghton, Scott Sowers and Robert Hock in the 1988 production of Heathen Valley at Theater for the New City.
Gint at Ibsen Stage Festival

Gint is performed in 1998 at the Ibsen Stage Festival starring David van Pelt and Christine Parks.
Love Drunk production picture, Abingdon Theatre Company 2009

Picture of Austin Pendleton (left) and Kristina Valada-Viars (right) in the 2009 Abingdon Theatre Company production of Love Drunk
Unchanging Love poster, Theatre Company Subaru

Poster from the Japanese production of Unchanging Love, Theatre Company Subaru in Tokyo, Japan
Jesus Tales book cover

Cover of Romulus Linney's novel, Jesus Tales
Slowly, By Thy Hand Unfurled book cover

Cover of Romulus Linney's novel, Slowly, By Thy Hand Unfurled
Yaddo Artists in Residence, 1964

Pictured in the photo are:

Front, left to right: Walter Wynn York, Dika Newlin, Midi Garth, Roy Friedman, Neil Weiss

Back, left to right: Hugh Townley, Richard Yarde, Romulus Linney, Hyde Solomon, Stephen Sandy, Marianne Ehrlich, Lawrence Calcagno, Mac Wells, Helen Simpson, Alvin Kibel, Raja Rao, Virgil Thomson, Jacob Landau.
Three Generations of Linneys

Romulus Zachariah Linney I (right) with son, Romulus Linney II (center) and grandson, Romulus Linney III (left)
Texie Townsend Linney

Photograph of Texie Townsend Linney, Romulus Linney's paternal grandmother
Linney/Coffey Homestead

The Linney/Coffey homestead, circa 1910, on King St. in Boone. The house was purchased in 1900 by Frank A. Linney.
Obie Award, 1980

The certificate for the 1980 Obie Award for "Tennessee" for outstanding achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway Theatre
Letter from August Wilson to Romulus Linney, February 17-28, 2004
Heathen Valley book cover

The 2004 edition of Linney's first novel, Heathen Valley
Romulus Linney and Edward Albee

Romulus pictured with Pulitzer prize winner Edward Albee
Romulus Linney (far right) in the New London Players production of Bell, Book, and Candle

Linney performs in the production of "Bell, Book, and Candle" at the New London Playhouse.
Elia Kazan at the Actors Studio

After graduating from Yale and moving to New York, Linney (seated, second from right) spent his days as a stage manager at the Actors Studio, where he studied with one of the great theatre directors Elia Kazan (center with glasses).
Austin Pendleton and Kathleen Chalfant

Austin Pendleton and Kathleen Chalfant at the 2005 Horton Foote Festival at Baylor University.
Romulus Linney in residence at Yaddo, 1994

Linney is shown in the Yaddo residence.
Romulus Linney and Christopher Plummer

Linney (left) in the role of Pylades with Christopher Plummer (right) as Orestes in the 1959 Omnibus television production of The Oresteia .
New London Playhouse

The New London Players Playhouse is shown in New London, New Hampshire.
Romulus Linney during a rehearsal for Teahouse of the August Moon

Romulus Linney (center) during a rehearsal for "Teahouse of the August Moon" at Williamstown Summer Theatre in Massachusetts in 1957.
Romulus Linney's Office in Germantown, New York

Linney's office in Germantown, New York as it looked at the time of his death in January 2011
Romulus Linney at Yaddo

Linney in front of a fountain on the Yaddo grounds.
The Linney Courtyard Theatre

Image of The Linney Courtyard Theatre.
Signature Theatre Company

External view of Signature Theatre Company
Romulus Linney as Iago

Linney as Iago in Othello, Oberlin Dramatic Association
Romulus Linney and James Houghton

Romulus Linney and James Houghton, 2003
Romulus Linney as Apollodorus

Linney in the role of Apollodorus while in the acting program at the Yale School of Drama.
Romulus Linney's membership certificate in The American Academy of Arts and Letters

Linney's membership certificate in The American Academy of Arts and Letters
The Fellowship of Southern Writers, 1995

The membership of the Fellowship of Southern Writers as it stood in 1995. Seated from left to right are: C. Eric Lincoln, Sally L. Robinson, Louis D. Rubin, Jr., George Garrett, Elizabeth Spencer, and George Core. Standing from left to right are: Mary Lee Settle, Shelby Foote, Lewis P. Simpson, Lee Smith, Walter Sullivan, Wendell Berry, Romulus Linney, Madison Jones, Fred Chappell, Doris Betts, Charles Wright, and Ellen Douglas.
Oberlin Dramatic Association

Members of the Oberlin Dramatic Association (left to right): Harry Ritchie, Bob Baldwin, Stan McLaughlin (Faculty Director), Romulus Linney, and Ray Ahrens.