About the Author
William Luce wrote his Broadway and London success The Belle of Amherst for Julie Harris, who won her fifth Tony Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson. The record album received a Grammy Award. The PBS production won three Christopher Awards. Thames Television's production of Belle starred Claire Bloom and won an Emmy Award for Best Foreign Production.
Luce's Broadway hit Barrymore starred Christopher Plummer as legendary John Barrymore. Plummer won a Tony Award for Best Actor. Barrymore's UK production, titled One Helluva Life, starred Tony Award winner Tom Conti. For the Sydney Opera House production of Barrymore, actress Judy Davis directed Australian actor Barry Otto.
Luce lives and writes on the Oregon Coast.