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Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' is a non-fiction novel by John Berendt. The book, Berendt's first, was published in 1994 and follows the story of an antiques dealer on trial for the murder of a male prostitute. Subtitled ''A Savannah Story'', with an initial printing of 25,000 copies, the book became a ''New York Times'' Best-Seller for 216 weeks following its debut and remains one of the longest-standing ''New York Times'' Best-Sellers. The book was adapted for Clint Eastwood's 1997 film, with several characters' names changed to protect their privacy. Background In tone, ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' is atmospherically Deep South coastal (Savannah, Georgia, and Beaufort, South Carolina) and Southern Gothic, depicting a wide range of eccentric personalities in and around Savannah. The central narrative concerns the shooting of Danny Hansford, a local male prostitute (characterized as "a good time not yet had by all" by Prentiss Crowe, a Savannah soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Girl
''Bird Girl'' is a sculpture made in 1936 by Sylvia Shaw Judson in Lake Forest, Illinois. It was sculpted at Ragdale, her family's summer home, and achieved fame when it was featured on the cover of the 1994 non-fiction novel ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''. Originally exhibited as ''Girl with Bowls'' at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1938, it was also exhibited as ''Fountain Figure'', ''Standing Figure'', and ''Peasant Girl''. A 1967 book by Judson first referred to it as ''Bird Girl''. Description ''Bird Girl'' is cast in bronze and stands tall. She is the image of a young girl wearing a simple dress and a sad or contemplative expression "...that stands solid and quietly, a strong and simple form", "... a serene spirit that offers us in this troubled age the tranquility we find too seldom". The work was originally commissioned as a garden sculpture for a family in Massachusetts. A slight, eight-year-old model named Lorraine Greenman (now Lorraine Ganz) pose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercer House (Savannah, Georgia)
Mercer House (now called Mercer Williams House Museum) is located at 429 Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia. Completed in 1868, it occupies the southwestern civic block of Monterey Square. The house was the scene of the 1981 shooting death of Danny Hansford by the home's owner, Jim Williams, a story that is retold in the 1994 John Berendt book ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''. The house is also featured in the movie adaptation of the book, released three years later. The house is currently owned by Dorothy Williams Kingery, Williams' sister, and is open to the public for tours. Kingery's daughter and Williams' niece, Susan, manages the museum, which is based out of the carriage house at the rear of the property. History Designed in the Italianate style by John S. Norris for General Hugh Mercer (great-grandfather of the songwriter Johnny Mercer), construction of the house began in 1860. The project was interrupted by the American Civil War, and finally completed ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonaventure Cemetery
Bonaventure Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' by John Berendt, and in the subsequent movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book. It is the largest of the city's municipal cemeteries, containing nearly . The entrance to the cemetery is located at 330 Bonaventure Road. Immediately inside the gates is the large and ornate tomb of William Gaston, a prominent Savannahian merchant. History The cemetery is located on the former site of Bonaventure Plantation, originally owned by Colonel John Mullryne. On March 10, 1846, Commodore Josiah Tattnall III sold the plantation and its private cemetery to Peter Wiltberger.''Ease and Elegance, Madeira and Murder: The Social Life of Savannah's City Hotel'', Malcolm Bell, Jr. (1992), p. 572 The first burials took place in 1850, and three years later, Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Boles
Valerie Aiken Boles ( Fennell; November 8, 1932 – May 8, 2009)Valerie Fennell Boles – Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Home for Funerals, Inc.''Savannah Morning News'', May 15, 2009 was an American root doctor. She came to prominence after becoming the inspiration for one of the main characters in 's 1994 true-crime book '' |
Helen Avis Drexel
Helen Avis Drexel (November 19, 1911 – November 20, 1974) was an American silent-film actress and heiress. She rose to prominence through her appearance in the John Berendt non-fictional novel ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' (1994), in which she was a composite character named Serena Dawes. Life and career Helen Avis Howard was born on November 19, 1911, in Atlanta, Georgia, the only child of Clinton Chappell Howard and Belle Allen Barber. She attended Washington Seminary in Atlanta and the Finch School in New York City. On August 19, 1933, Howard married Anthony Joseph Drexel III, son of Anthony Joseph Drexel II, whom she met in Nassau, Bahamas. He died on January 14, 1948, at his Wappaoola Plantation, in Charleston, South Carolina, after a souvenir pistol accidentally discharged. He was struck in an artery in his right shoulder. He was 34. The couple had three children: Anthony J. Drexel IV (1934–2020), Clinton Howard Drexel and Helen Diana Drexel. Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oglethorpe Avenue
Oglethorpe Avenue is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located, in its downtown section, between York Street to the north and Hull Street to the south, it runs for about from the Atlantic Coastal Highway (U.S. Route 17) in the west to Randolph Street in the east. It was originally known as South Broad Street, then Market Street. After being named South Broad Street again for a period, it became known as Oglethorpe Avenue in 1897. It was formerly Oglethorpe Avenue singular, but its addresses are now split between "West Oglethorpe Avenue" and "East Oglethorpe Avenue", the transition occurring at Bull Street in the center of the downtown area. The street is named for the founder of the Savannah colony, James Edward Oglethorpe. The street is entirely within Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.James Dillon (1977) , National Park Service and It contains what is believed to be the two oldest extant buildings in the city: Eppinge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16 East Jones Street
Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen * ''Sixteen'' (2013 Indian film), a 2013 Hindi film * ''Sixteen'' (2013 British film), a 2013 British film by director Rob Brown Music *The Sixteen, an English choir *16 (band), a sludge metal band *Sixteen (Polish band), a Polish band Albums * ''16'' (Robin album), a 2014 album by Robin * 16 (Madhouse album), a 1987 album by Madhouse * ''Sixteen'' (album), a 1983 album by Stacy Lattisaw *''Sixteen'' , a 2005 album by Shook Ones * ''16'', a 2020 album by Wejdene Songs * "16" (Sneaky Sound System song), 2009 * "Sixteen" (Thomas Rhett song), 2017 * "Sixteen" (Ellie Goulding song), 2019 *"16", by Craig David from ''Following My Intuition'', 2016 *"16", by Green Day from ''39/Smooth'', 1990 *"16", by High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Adler (preservationist)
Leopold Adler II (April 18, 1923 – January 29, 2012) was an American historic preservationist based in Savannah, Georgia. President of the Historic Savannah Foundation, he was instrumental in the preservation movement in his hometown. He appeared in John Berendt's best-selling 1994 book ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''. Life and career Adler was born on April 18, 1923, in Savannah, Georgia, to Samuel Guckenheim Adler and Elinor Grunsfeld, owners of Adler's department store on Broughton Street. He was named for his paternal grandfather, Leopold I, a native of Austria. He attended Savannah's Pape School, before graduating from Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts in 1942. Later in 1942, Adler enlisted in the United States Navy Air Corps. After World War II, he studied at Brown University. He completed his degree at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, in 1950. Adler married Emma Morel, daughter of John Morel and Emma Walthour, on September 12, 1953, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Odom (attorney)
Joseph Algerine Odom (March 22, 1948 – November 2, 1991) was an American attorney who later became a musician. He came to prominence after his appearance as one of the main characters in John Berendt's true-crime book ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'', although he died three years before its publication. Early life Odom was born in Claxton, Georgia, on March 22, 1948. He later moved to Savannah, where he was a "ne'er-do-well" attorney. Death Odom died on November 2, 1991, from complications of AIDS. He was 43, and was living at the time in an apartment inside Savannah's Hamilton–Turner Inn, which Nancy Hillis purchased in 1991. He is buried, in a family plot in Bull Creek Cemetery in his hometown of Claxton, beside his father, Herman (1921–1995), and mother, Gwendolyn (1920–2013). After the death of her husband of 56 years, Gwendolyn was married to Aubrey Strickland until her death in 2013. ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' In John Berendt's book '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Examiner
The ''Washington Examiner'' is an American conservative news outlet which consists principally of an online/digital website with a weekly magazine, based in Washington, D.C. It is owned by MediaDC, a subsidiary of Clarity Media Group, which is owned by Philip Anschutz. From 2005 to mid-2013, the ''Examiner'' published a daily tabloid-sized newspaper, distributed throughout the Washington, D.C., metro area. The newspaper focused on local news and political commentary. The local newspaper ceased publication on June 14, 2013, whereupon its content began to focus almost exclusively on national politics, from a conservative point of view, switching its print edition from a daily newspaper to an expanded print weekly magazine format. History The publication now known as the ''Washington Examiner'' began its life as a handful of suburban news outlets known as the Journal Newspapers, distributed not in Washington D.C. itself, but only in the suburbs of Washington: ''Montgomery Jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercer House 2017
Mercer may refer to: Business * Mercer (car), a defunct American automobile manufacturer (1909–1925) * Mercer (consulting firm), a large human resources consulting firm headquartered in New York City * Mercer (occupation), a merchant or trader, more specifically a merchant who deals in textiles (mercery) * Mercer Pottery Company, a defunct American company * Mercer Union, an artist-run centre in downtown Toronto, Ontario * A member of the London guild of the Worshipful Company of Mercers Education * Mercer University, a private, coeducational university with its main campus in Macon, Georgia, United States. People * Mercer (surname), a list of people with the surname * Mercer (given name), a list of people so named Places United States * Fort Mercer, American Revolution fort along the Delaware River in New Jersey * Mercer, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Mercer, Maine, a town * Mercer, Missouri, a city * Mercer, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Kelly
Emma Thompson Kelly (December 17, 1918 – January 17, 2001) was an American musician. Known as the "Lady of 6,000 Songs", she appeared in both John Berendt's 1994 book ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' and its 1997 movie adaptation. Her nickname was given to her by Johnny Mercer, who — after challenging her to play numerous songs he named — estimated she knew 6,000 songs from memory."Our 'Mrs. Emma'" - '' Statesboro Herald'', October 18, 2015 Personal life Kelly was married to George Kelly for 47 years — from 1936 until his death from a heart attack in 1983 at the age of 70. Together they had ten children.Death Kelly died on January 17, 2001, fr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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