1965 Press Photo Portrait of Author Heywood Hale Broun - nox08131

The saga of a man whose madness was his wit, whose humor was his humility, whose intelligence was an excuse to try most anything. Heywood Hale Broun writes a hilarious, sophisticated, bewitching book, "A Studied Madness" (Doubleday, $4.95), that is a fascinating and unpredictable account of life in the theater, in the press box, and in general. This stage-struck gentleman describes it himself: "Here at last is the lowdown on the backstage and backstairs lives of today's actors, a story as timely as this week's reviews, and sometimes more punishing..."

Photo is dated 1965.

Photo measures 7.25 x 9.5 inches.