Novelist and Playwright James Purdy Dies
The Ohio-born author was best known for such novels as The Nephew, On Glory’s Course, and Malcolm; the latter work was adapted for Broadway by Edward Albee in 1966, where it had a very brief run.
Purdy himself wrote numerous works for the stage; including 1963’s The Color of Darkness, which had music by Ned Rorem. The Times reports that a collection of Purdy’s plays is due to be published this spring.
