midnight in the garden of good and evil
definatley one of my favorite books and
one of my most favorite movies, and they say that you can tour Savannah and run into the "real" characters: below is a where they are now i found on the link below....very interesting, if you happen to be a fan!
Emma and Lee Adler: They still live on Monterey Square, next door to the Mercer House. They have been honored a number of times since 1994 for their preservation efforts. Last year, they published a book, "Savannah Renaissance," that retraced the city's historic preservation movement. They also declined to be interviewed.
John Berendt: He began coming to Savannah in the early 1980s because the airfare to get here was less than an entree at trendy New York restaurants. He was a columnist for "Esquire" magazine when "Midnight" was released. He now frequently travels to Venice where he's working on another book.
The Bird Girl: She stood in isolation in Bonaventure Cemetery for more than 50 years – until "Midnight" was published. Three months later, she had to be moved as droves of visitors and tourists swarmed over adjacent plots to take her photograph. She resides now in the Telfair Museum. Her image graces many of its catalogs and brochures.
Emma Kelly: "The Lady of 6,000" songs was one of the book's most endearing characters. She was a friend of Johnny Mercer and sang his songs at her piano lounge. In 1995, she sang some of Mercer's songs at the New York JVC Jazz Festival. She died in January of 2001.
The Lady Chablis: The sassy drag queen's shows at Club One Jefferson remain sell-outs. Chablis played herself in the movie. Her autobiography, "Hiding My Candy," was released in 1996. Chablis now lives in West Columbia, S.C.
Spencer Lawton: He has served as Chatham County district attorney since 1981. He was the prosecuting attorney at all four of Williams' murder trials. He declined to be interviewed for this story.
Jack Leigh: He operates a gallery on East Oglethorpe Street and has published several highly acclaimed books of photography. But he's most widely known for his haunting image of the Bird Girl on the cover of "Midnight."
Joe Odom: An attorney, he threw legendary parties, lived in houses without the owners' permission and was always searching for a way to make money. He bought several buildings, and was once even Emma Kelly's landlord, but none of his schemes ever worked out. He died Nov. 2, 1991.
The Mercer House: Jim Williams bought the house in 1969. It was then the Alee Temple building. It was lovingly restored and became the scene of many parties. It was also used in the Oscar-winning movie "Glory." It now belongs to Williams' sister, Dorothy Kingery. She put the house up for sale in 1999, asking $8.5 million. It remains unsold.
Sonny Seiler: Also a Savannah attorney. He played a judge in the Clint Eastwood movie version of "Mighnight." He has also gained wide fame as the owner of UGA, the series of bulldogs that have served as mascots for the University of Georgia. In the movie, UGA V actually plays his dad, UGA IV. UGA gained his own measure of fame when he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated's football edition in October of 1996.
Jim Williams: On May 2, 1981, Williams fatally shot Danny Lewis Hansford at their home, the Mercer House, at 429 Bull St. Williams' four subsequent murder trials are a central element of the book. He was finally acquitted on May 12, 1989. Less than a year later, on Jan. 14, 1990, he was found dead at the Mercer House. An autopsy revealed "some type of pneumonia" killed him.
here is the website i got this from, it has a lot of info: http://www.savannahnow.com/goodandevil/#top
one of my most favorite movies, and they say that you can tour Savannah and run into the "real" characters: below is a where they are now i found on the link below....very interesting, if you happen to be a fan!Emma and Lee Adler: They still live on Monterey Square, next door to the Mercer House. They have been honored a number of times since 1994 for their preservation efforts. Last year, they published a book, "Savannah Renaissance," that retraced the city's historic preservation movement. They also declined to be interviewed.
John Berendt: He began coming to Savannah in the early 1980s because the airfare to get here was less than an entree at trendy New York restaurants. He was a columnist for "Esquire" magazine when "Midnight" was released. He now frequently travels to Venice where he's working on another book.
The Bird Girl: She stood in isolation in Bonaventure Cemetery for more than 50 years – until "Midnight" was published. Three months later, she had to be moved as droves of visitors and tourists swarmed over adjacent plots to take her photograph. She resides now in the Telfair Museum. Her image graces many of its catalogs and brochures.
Emma Kelly: "The Lady of 6,000" songs was one of the book's most endearing characters. She was a friend of Johnny Mercer and sang his songs at her piano lounge. In 1995, she sang some of Mercer's songs at the New York JVC Jazz Festival. She died in January of 2001.
The Lady Chablis: The sassy drag queen's shows at Club One Jefferson remain sell-outs. Chablis played herself in the movie. Her autobiography, "Hiding My Candy," was released in 1996. Chablis now lives in West Columbia, S.C.
Spencer Lawton: He has served as Chatham County district attorney since 1981. He was the prosecuting attorney at all four of Williams' murder trials. He declined to be interviewed for this story.
Jack Leigh: He operates a gallery on East Oglethorpe Street and has published several highly acclaimed books of photography. But he's most widely known for his haunting image of the Bird Girl on the cover of "Midnight."
Joe Odom: An attorney, he threw legendary parties, lived in houses without the owners' permission and was always searching for a way to make money. He bought several buildings, and was once even Emma Kelly's landlord, but none of his schemes ever worked out. He died Nov. 2, 1991.
The Mercer House: Jim Williams bought the house in 1969. It was then the Alee Temple building. It was lovingly restored and became the scene of many parties. It was also used in the Oscar-winning movie "Glory." It now belongs to Williams' sister, Dorothy Kingery. She put the house up for sale in 1999, asking $8.5 million. It remains unsold.
Sonny Seiler: Also a Savannah attorney. He played a judge in the Clint Eastwood movie version of "Mighnight." He has also gained wide fame as the owner of UGA, the series of bulldogs that have served as mascots for the University of Georgia. In the movie, UGA V actually plays his dad, UGA IV. UGA gained his own measure of fame when he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated's football edition in October of 1996.
Jim Williams: On May 2, 1981, Williams fatally shot Danny Lewis Hansford at their home, the Mercer House, at 429 Bull St. Williams' four subsequent murder trials are a central element of the book. He was finally acquitted on May 12, 1989. Less than a year later, on Jan. 14, 1990, he was found dead at the Mercer House. An autopsy revealed "some type of pneumonia" killed him.
here is the website i got this from, it has a lot of info: http://www.savannahnow.com/goodandevil/#top
posted by daydream believer at 7:15 AM
1 Comments:
I liked this movie a lot and I really should re-watch it again. Thank you so much for the "where are they now" info!! I loved Lady Chablis best and knew she played herself in the movie.
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