736:
189:, and in the following year (1938), they were married and went on a honeymoon in Central America. She visited lesbian bars while they traveled together in Paris. The marriage was a sexual marriage for about a year and a half. Thereafter, Jane and Paul were platonic companions. They both were bisexual, and mainly preferred to have sex outside of their marriage.
31:
298:
Bowles, who was an alcoholic, suffered a stroke in 1957 at age 40. The stroke affected her sight and mental capacity, but she pushed through her health problems and continued to write. Her health continued to decline despite various treatments in
England and the United States until she had to be
283:
The overarching plot is the comparison of an overbearing mother and gentle daughter and a gentle mother and an overbearing daughter. The plot is driven by character interaction and not action. It begins with a monolog by Ms. Gertude
Eastman Cuevas, an isolated widow from Southern California who
252:. The play opened on Broadway at the Playhouse Theatre on December 29, 1953, with music by Paul Bowles, where it ran for two months to mixed reviews and low attendance. Around 1963, the play was revived. The play was revived again in 1993 at the
153:, and her mother took her to Switzerland for treatment, where she attended boarding school. She also attended Julia Richmond High School in New York and the Stoneleigh School for Girls in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
284:
marries a rich
Mexican (with a singing and dancing comrade), who is oppressive towards her daughter. The other widow is Ms. Constable and her challenging daughter. The daughters are both unstable.
773:
212:; Jane followed him in 1948. While in Morocco, Jane had an intense, complicated relationship with a Moroccan woman named Cherifa. She also had a close relationship with the torch singer
290:
The second act occurs in a restaurant named The
Lobster Bowl and uses intensive food imagery. Bowles's complex relationship with her mother could have been an inspiration for the plot.
160:, sharks, mountains, jungles, and elevators as well as fears of being burned alive. During the mid-1930s she returned to New York, where she gravitated to the intellectual bohemia of
893:
287:
Miss Cuevas has a suitor which makes the mother feel like she needs to be more overbearing. The first act closes on Ms. Cuevas and her new husband reading newspaper silently.
823:
833:
843:
390:
149:, on Long Island. She had had a bad knee from birth, which was later broken from falling off a horse when she was a teenager. After knee surgery, she developed
778:
508:
878:
853:
321:
played Kit in the film adaptation of the novel. Although Bowles' literary output was not substantial in terms of volume, she was highly respected, with
868:
863:
768:
858:
808:
793:
452:
873:
813:
888:
838:
657:
607:
581:"Last Tango in Tangier: Bob Spitz's Latest Book Dylan: A Biography Will Be Reprinted By W. W. Norton & Company Early Next Year"
526:
883:
848:
828:
803:
798:
783:
156:
At this point in her life, she developed a passion for literature coupled with insecurities. She developed phobias related to
366:
818:
731:
562:
145:
on
February 22, 1917, to Sydney Auer (father) and Claire Stajer (mother), Jane Bowles spent her childhood in
253:
788:
709:
700:
580:
696:
192:
After this, Jane and Paul went to Mexico, where Jane later met
Helvetia Perkins, who became her lover.
763:
758:
705:
249:
687:
683:
679:
691:
384:
326:
313:
224:
173:
146:
653:
603:
372:
362:
358:
352:
161:
544:
269:
265:
257:
109:
185:
Bowles had a rich love life. In 1937, she and Paul Bowles were introduced to each other by
248:
was her only full-length play. It was first performed in 1951 in the
Hedgerow Theater in
735:
277:
752:
329:
calling her "the most important writer of prose fiction in modern
American letters."
322:
273:
228:
142:
43:
318:
261:
232:
213:
150:
742:
433:
727:
168:
95:
509:"Review/Theater: In the Summer House; Mothers, Daughters and Tangled Emotions"
186:
157:
77:
204:
was published. The
Bowleses lived in New York until 1947, when Paul moved to
721:
629:
477:
376:
216:. Holman was attracted to both Jane and Paul, but Paul did not reciprocate.
300:
133:; February 22, 1917 – May 4, 1973) was an American writer and playwright.
59:
171:
in 1938. The location of the honeymoon inspired the setting for her novel
423:
by
Sherill Tippins, Pocket Books edition, 2006, p.161, ISBN 9781416522607
268:
for outstanding director of a play, set design, and supporting actress (
30:
209:
205:
317:, the characters Port and Kit Moresby were based on him and his wife.
73:
63:
354:
Dreams that money can buy : the tragic life of Libby Holman
453:"American Dreams, 1943: 'Two Serious Ladies' by Jane Bowles"
325:
calling her "one of the really original pure stylists" and
115:
527:"In the Summer House Broadway @ Vivian Beaumont Theater"
745:, Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia
650:
A Little Original Sin: The Life and Work of Jane Bowles
434:"Jane Bowles, Libby Holman Reynolds and Barbara Hutton"
697:
Materials about Jane Bowles in the Paul Bowles papers
121:
404:
402:
400:
118:
112:
91:
83:
69:
49:
37:
21:
223:, performed on Broadway in 1953 to mixed reviews.
264:. This revival received nominations for the 1994
774:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
8:
652:. Berkeley: University of California Press.
311:In Paul Bowles' semi-autobiographical novel
303:, Spain, where she died in 1973, at age 56.
502:
500:
498:
894:Burials at the San Miguel Cemetery, Málaga
824:Jewish American dramatists and playwrights
734:
478:"On Jane Bowles' Play In the Summer House"
389:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
29:
18:
834:American women dramatists and playwrights
844:American LGBT dramatists and playwrights
338:
563:"Extravagant Crowd | Jane Bowles"
408:
382:
7:
346:
344:
342:
167:She married the composer and writer
779:20th-century American women writers
724:at the official Paul Bowles website
438:The Authorized Paul Bowles Web Site
14:
879:20th-century American LGBT people
854:LGBT people from New York (state)
630:"Jane Bowles: A Short Biography"
451:Rich, Nathaniel (May 30, 2013).
108:
869:American expatriates in Morocco
864:Novelists from New York (state)
769:20th-century American novelists
859:American expatriates in Mexico
809:People from Woodmere, New York
710:University of Virginia Library
507:Rich, Frank (August 2, 1993).
16:American writer and playwright
1:
794:People from Greenwich Village
567:brbl-archive.library.yale.edu
235:all highly praised her work.
141:Born into a Jewish family in
219:Jane Bowles wrote the play
910:
874:20th-century American Jews
814:Writers from Staten Island
732:Internet Broadway Database
648:Dillon, Millicent (1981).
889:American bisexual writers
28:
839:American women novelists
299:admitted to a clinic in
884:American bisexual women
849:American LGBT novelists
829:Beat Generation writers
688:Millicent Dillon Papers
680:Jane Auer Bowles Papers
351:Bradshaw, Jon. (1985).
254:Vivian Beaumont Theater
799:Writers from Manhattan
784:Bisexual women writers
701:University of Delaware
602:. Ecco. pp. vi.
598:Bowles, Jane (2014).
545:"In the Summer House"
440:. www.paulbowles.org.
357:. New York. pp.
151:tuberculous arthritis
250:Moylan, Pennsylvania
819:People from Tangier
804:Writers from Málaga
692:Harry Ransom Center
628:Dillon, Millicent.
246:In the Summer House
240:In the Summer House
221:In the Summer House
200:In 1943, her novel
706:Jane Bowles Papers
684:Paul Bowles Papers
634:www.paulbowles.org
600:Two Serious Ladies
585:The New York Times
549:www.dramatists.com
513:The New York Times
327:Tennessee Williams
314:The Sheltering Sky
225:Tennessee Williams
202:Two Serious Ladies
174:Two Serious Ladies
147:Woodmere, New York
741:Sprague, Claire.
280:, respectively).
266:Drama Desk Awards
162:Greenwich Village
101:
100:
41:February 22, 1917
901:
738:
663:
644:
642:
641:
614:
613:
595:
589:
588:
577:
571:
570:
559:
553:
552:
541:
535:
534:
523:
517:
516:
504:
493:
492:
490:
488:
473:
467:
466:
464:
463:
448:
442:
441:
430:
424:
418:
412:
406:
395:
394:
388:
380:
348:
270:JoAnne Akalaitis
258:incidental music
131:Jane Sydney Auer
128:
127:
124:
123:
120:
117:
114:
56:
33:
19:
909:
908:
904:
903:
902:
900:
899:
898:
749:
748:
718:
676:
671:
666:
660:
647:
639:
637:
636:. Estate Bowles
627:
623:
618:
617:
610:
597:
596:
592:
587:. May 20, 1990.
579:
578:
574:
561:
560:
556:
543:
542:
538:
525:
524:
520:
506:
505:
496:
486:
484:
475:
474:
470:
461:
459:
457:The Daily Beast
450:
449:
445:
432:
431:
427:
419:
415:
407:
398:
381:
369:
350:
349:
340:
335:
309:
296:
243:
198:
183:
139:
111:
107:
58:
54:
42:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
907:
905:
897:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
751:
750:
747:
746:
739:
725:
717:
714:
713:
712:
703:
694:
675:
672:
670:
669:External links
667:
665:
664:
658:
645:
624:
622:
619:
616:
615:
608:
590:
572:
554:
536:
518:
494:
482:paulbowles.org
476:Bowles, Paul.
468:
443:
425:
421:February House
413:
396:
367:
337:
336:
334:
331:
308:
305:
295:
292:
278:Frances Conroy
242:
237:
197:
194:
182:
179:
138:
135:
99:
98:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
71:
67:
66:
57:(aged 56)
51:
47:
46:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
906:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
789:Bisexual Jews
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
756:
754:
744:
743:"Jane Bowles"
740:
737:
733:
729:
726:
723:
720:
719:
715:
711:
707:
704:
702:
698:
695:
693:
689:
685:
681:
678:
677:
673:
668:
661:
659:0-520-21193-6
655:
651:
646:
635:
631:
626:
625:
620:
611:
609:9780062283122
605:
601:
594:
591:
586:
582:
576:
573:
568:
564:
558:
555:
550:
546:
540:
537:
532:
528:
522:
519:
514:
510:
503:
501:
499:
495:
483:
479:
472:
469:
458:
454:
447:
444:
439:
435:
429:
426:
422:
417:
414:
410:
405:
403:
401:
397:
392:
386:
378:
374:
370:
364:
360:
356:
355:
347:
345:
343:
339:
332:
330:
328:
324:
323:Truman Capote
320:
316:
315:
306:
304:
302:
293:
291:
288:
285:
281:
279:
275:
274:George Tsypin
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
241:
238:
236:
234:
230:
229:Truman Capote
226:
222:
217:
215:
211:
207:
203:
195:
193:
190:
188:
181:Personal life
180:
178:
176:
175:
170:
165:
163:
159:
154:
152:
148:
144:
143:New York City
136:
134:
132:
126:
105:
97:
94:
90:
86:
82:
79:
75:
72:
68:
65:
61:
52:
48:
45:
44:New York City
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
649:
638:. Retrieved
633:
599:
593:
584:
575:
566:
557:
548:
539:
530:
521:
512:
485:. Retrieved
481:
471:
460:. Retrieved
456:
446:
437:
428:
420:
416:
353:
319:Debra Winger
312:
310:
297:
289:
286:
282:
262:Philip Glass
245:
244:
239:
233:John Ashbery
220:
218:
214:Libby Holman
201:
199:
191:
184:
172:
166:
155:
140:
130:
103:
102:
55:(1973-05-04)
764:1973 deaths
759:1917 births
728:Jane Bowles
716:Other links
409:Dillon 2015
169:Paul Bowles
104:Jane Bowles
96:Paul Bowles
84:Nationality
53:May 4, 1973
23:Jane Bowles
753:Categories
686:, and the
640:2015-02-17
621:References
462:2013-11-02
368:0688011586
187:Erika Mann
137:Early life
78:playwright
70:Occupation
722:Biography
385:cite book
333:Footnotes
674:Archives
531:Playbill
377:11751839
359:260, 272
87:American
730:at the
708:at the
699:at the
690:at the
210:Morocco
206:Tangier
129:; born
656:
606:
375:
365:
307:Legacy
301:Málaga
276:, and
231:, and
196:Career
92:Spouse
74:Writer
60:Málaga
487:8 May
294:Death
256:with
64:Spain
654:ISBN
604:ISBN
489:2020
391:link
373:OCLC
363:ISBN
158:dogs
50:Died
38:Born
260:by
755::
682:,
632:.
583:.
565:.
547:.
529:.
511:.
497:^
480:.
455:.
436:.
399:^
387:}}
383:{{
371:.
361:.
341:^
272:,
227:,
208:,
177:.
164:.
116:oʊ
76:,
62:,
662:.
643:.
612:.
569:.
551:.
533:.
515:.
491:.
465:.
411:.
393:)
379:.
125:/
122:s
119:l
113:b
110:/
106:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
