The Unknown and the General

Authors

  • Stephan Morrow Author

Keywords:

war literature, The Naked and the Dead, World War II, the soldier and authority, military power, moral imagination, American masculinity

Abstract

An experienced actor recounts his memories of working with Norman Mailer on the productions of Strawhead and Tough Guys Don’t Dance, both directed by Norman Mailer.

Author Biography

  • Stephan Morrow

    Stephan Morrow is an actor and director laboring in the trenches of non-commercial theater in New York and Los Angeles. He came to this calling after surviving a two-year global pilgrimage that took him overland from Istanbul to India and then on through Asia. He is the founder of The Great American Play Series, which features powerful performances by seasoned professionals in “performances on book” of American classics. In addition to working with Norman Mailer on two plays and a film, his most notable efforts have also included working with Arthur Miller who gave him his personal blessing over a three year period to bring his play Incident at Vichy to a major venue. Most recently he directed and acted in a “performance on book” of The Deer Park by Norman Mailer, which Mr. Mailer attended and invited him to co-direct a film of and perform in. He was mentored into the Playwright-Directing Unit of The Actor’s Studio by Elia Kazan.

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Published

2026-02-10

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2008): In Memorium

Section

Articles

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