'IMAGINARY FRIENDS'; Editing McCarthy:

'IMAGINARY FRIENDS'
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ABSTRACT (ENGLISH)
William Wright letter on Bernard Dick's October 13 letter about Nora Ephron's play Imaginary Friends, which
included quote from Wright's biography of Lillian Hellman

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To the Editor:
Anyone reading Bernard Dick's letter [Oct. 13] about Nora Ephron's play ''Imaginary Friends'' might assume that in
my biography of Lillian Hellman, I said that Hellman ''trembled'' when challenged by Mary McCarthy. If Mr. Dick is
hinting that the image is hard to swallow, I can only agree -- and rush to say that the word was McCarthy's, not mine.
While I know it is the rankest impertinence to correct the word choice of Mary McCarthy, I suspect that ''visibly
agitated'' would be closer to the truth.
WILLIAM WRIGHT
Pipersville, Pa.

DETAILS

People: Ephron, Nora; Hellman, Lillian (1905-1984)

Identifier / keyword: McCarthy, Mary; DICK, BERNARD; Wright, William; Hellman, Lillian; Ephron, Nora;
Theater; IMAGINARY FRIENDS (PLAY)

Publication title: New York Times (Online); New York

Publication year: 2002

Publication date: Oct 27, 2002

Section: theater

Publisher: New York Times Company

Place of publication: New York

Country of publication: United States, New York

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

e-ISSN: 15538095

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