98:(September 18, 1933 – December 7, 2022) was a Professor Emeritus of English at the University of New Orleans. He was one of the pre-eminent scholars of the American playwright Tennessee Williams. Notably, he co-founded the Tennessee Williams Literary Festivals in New Orleans; Columbus, Mississippi; and Clarksdale, Mississippi, and he served on the advisory board of the festival in Provincetown, Rhode Island. His published works include
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with the caveat that it never be published. However, the family brought this matter to court with the book eventually being published. Holditch was asked to write the introduction.
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lived, among others, but expanded his offerings to include their favorite restaurants and haunts He has also published and edited the
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University in 1955 with honors in
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Holditch began his academic teaching career at
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Kenneth Holditch spent his childhood in Ecru, Clarksdale, Vicksburg, and
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in 2008. He also delivered a eulogy at Dureau's memorial service at the
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for five years. Holditch also served as the book review editor for the
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Holditch died at his New Orleans home on December 7, 2022, aged 89.
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The Last Frontier of Bohemia: Tennessee Williams in New Orleans
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Tennessee Williams Scholar Award (Columbus, Mississippi) | 2008
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The Development of Techniques in the Novels of John Dos Passos
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Essays on Sacred Harp music and author John Kennedy Toole
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Tennessee Williams Delta Literary Festival Award | 2007
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Holditch conducted research on the New Orleans author
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Holditch was a close friend of New Orleanian artist
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