RIP William Luce

1931-2019

Luce wrote the Broadway plays THE BELLE OF AMHERST (1976), BARRYMORE (1997), LUCIFER’S CHILD (1991), and LILLIAN (1986) profiling Emily Dickinson, John Barrymore, Isak Dinesen, and Lillian Hellman, respectively.  

Based on his experience writing about real life figures, in 1990 he collaborated with Cynthia A. Cherbak to write the screenplay for the TV movie LUCY AND DESI: BEFORE THE LAUGHTER starring Frances Fisher and Maurice Bernard. The telefilm was widely criticized by fans and the Arnaz family.