John Cheever (63 page)

B
RIARCLIFF, POETRY:
Interview Roger and Maureen Willson, 29 July 1984; interview Charles Shapiro, 11 April 1985; MC, “Wisteria Morning,” T
HE
N
EED FOR
C
HOCOLATE
, pp. 61–64; Marge Leahy, “Mary—the Other Cheever,” S
UBURBIA
T
ODAY
, 19 April 1981, pp. 6–10; Robin Thrush Jovanovich, “Mary Cheever on Her Own,” M
OUNT
K
ISCO
P
ATENT
T
RADER
, 4 January 1985, p. A3; MC to Malcolm Cowley, 3 June 1971 and mid-June 1971; Malcolm Cowley to MC, 10 June 1971; interview Bernard Malamud, 18 January 1985; JC to Bernard Malamud, 10 June 197__; Aldridge, “Having a Drink,” p. 50; interview MC, 12 July 1984.

O
THER WOMEN:
Mary Dirks to SD, 9 October 1984; JC to Candida Donadio, 26 January 1970; interview Candida Donadio, 15 June 1984; interview Shana Alexander, 21 September 1985; interview Eugene and Clayre Thaw, 15 July 1984; interview Curtis Harnack and Hortense Calisher, 17 September 1984; JC, typescript 21; Susan Cheever, H
OME
B
EFORE
D
ARK
, pp. 125–26; interview Robert Penn Warren and Eleanor Clark, 10 July 1984; interview MC, 12 July 1984.

F
ATHER-SON
, F
RED:
Interview Robert Cowley, 21 June 1984; interview Ben Cheever, 19 October 1984; interview MC, 2 June 1984 and 26 July 1984; JC, typescript 21; interviews Federico Cheever, 10 February 1985, 11 February 1985, and 6 April 1985; interview Sara Spencer, 10 November 1983.

K
OREA
, R
USSIA:
JC to William Maxwell, 1970; JC, typescript 21; John Updike to SD, 25 June 1984; MC to John Updike, 1970; John Updike to MC, 30 September 1970; JC, “The Melancholy of Distance,”
Chekhov and Our Age
, ed. James McCarkey (Ithaca, 1984), pp. 125–35; interview Curtis Harnack and Hortense Calisher, 17 September 1984; Virginia M. Grinager, “Cheever Finds Russians Full of Warmth, Hospitality,” O
SSINING
C
ITIZEN
R
EGISTER
, 20 December 1973; interview Federico Cheever, 10 February 1985; Tanya Litvinov to SD, 7 March 1984 and 6 December 1984; JC, typescript 21; tape recording, Father George W. Hunt et al., interview with JC, April 1980; Federico Cheever quoted in Susan Cheever, H
OME
B
EFORE
D
ARK
, p. 158.

P
LAYBOY
, C
HICAGO:
Richard Todd, “Gathering at Bunnymede,” A
TLANTIC
M
ONTHLY
, January 1972, pp. 86–88; Richard Stern to SD, 13 September 1984; interview Richard Stern, 23 April 1985; JC to Frederick Exley, 1 June 1971; interview Saul Bellow, 10 July 1984.

S
ING
S
ING
, L
ANG:
Diane Hofkins, “Cheever: Literature a Key,” O
SSINING
C
ITIZEN
R
EGISTER
, 2 November 1977, p. A3; interview Donald Lang, 20 September 1984; “The Attica Tragedy,” N
EWSWEEK
, 27 September 1971, pp. 22–38; interview John and Mary Dirks, 16 July 1984; Mary Dirks to SD, 6 August 1984; Mary Dirks to—, 21 February 1972 and 7 December 1972; interview Robert Cowley, 21 June 1984; JC to Allan Gurganus, 15 March 1974 and 27 April 1974; interview Gray Smith, 11 September 1984; interview Barrett and Jane Clark, 28 June 1984; interview Federico Cheever, 11 February 1985; JC to Candida Donadio, 18 July 1972; Callaway, interview with JC, 15 October 1981; interview Philip and Mimi Boyer, 8–9 July 1984; JC to Robert Gottlieb, 28 August 1982; “Chronicler of Suburbia,” MD., March 1978, p. 114.

C
OMPETITION, TELEVISION:
Interview Philip Roth, 18 July 1984; JC to Malcolm Cowley, 26 April 1972; interview Curtis Harnack and Hortense Calisher, 17 September 1984; interview Morris Lurie, 16 December 1985; Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin and R. G. Collins, “An Interview with John Cheever,” T
HALIA
, 1978, p. 7; Susan Colgan, “‘Literature in Peril': Cheever,” O
SSINING
C
ITIZEN
R
EGISTER
, 24 May 1972, p. 3; JC to John Updike, 197—

I
OWA
, J
OHN VS
. M
ARY:
Interview Frederick Exley, 9 July 1984; Frederick Exley, “On Cheever, Styron, and That Place,” unpublished typescript; JC to Frederick Exley, late 1972 and 22 March 1973; interview Federico Cheever, 10 February 1985; interview MC, 26 July 1984; MC, “Gorgon,” T
HE
N
EED FOR
C
HOCOLATE
, pp. 18–21; interview Rick Siggelkow, 24 July 1984.

C
ARDIOMYOPATHY, HOSPITALIZATION:
Interview Dr. Raymond Mutter, 22 June 1984; interview Dr. Robert A. Johnson, 18 December 1984; interview Robert Cowley, 21 June 1984; Susan Cheever, H
OME
B
EFORE
D
ARK
, pp. 181, 184–85; MC to Malcolm Cowley, 4 October 1982; JC to Candida Donadio, May 1973; JC to Robert Gottlieb, 26 May 1973; JC to Dr. Raymond Mutter, 4 June 1973; JC to Mrs. Burnham Carter, Jr., 5 June 1973; interview Dr. Frank Jewett, 29 June 1984.

A
CADEMY
,
A
PPLES:
Robert Penn Warren et al., nominating petition for JC's membership in the American Academy, 16 May 1973; L. Woiwode, “Cheever at His Best, As If He Were Growing Younger,” N
EW
Y
ORK
T
IMES
B
OOK
R
EVIEW
, 20 May 1973, pp. 1, 10, is a representative review.

IOWA-BOSTON-SMITHERS

I
OWA WELCOME
, I
RVING
, C
ARVER:
JC, “An Afternoon Walk in Iowa City, Iowa,” T
RAVEL
& L
EISURE
, September 1974, pp. 32, 50; JC to John and Mary Dirks, 20 September 1973; interview Allan Gurganus, 16 September 1984; Frederick Exley, P
AGES FROM A
C
OLD
I
SLAND
(New York, 1975), pp. 246–47; Ron Hansen to SD, 25 June 1984; JC to Sara Spencer, 4 October 1973; JC to Arthur Spear, 29 October 1973; John Irving, “But what you always remember …,” S
EEMS
L
IKE
O
LD
T
IMES
(Iowa City, 1986), pp. 114–16; Mona Simpson, “Raymond Carver: The Art of Fiction,” P
ARIS
R
EVIEW
, Summer 1983, pp. 204–5; interview Raymond Carver, 23 October 1984.

D
RINKING, TEACHING:
Interview John Leonard, 23 October 1984; interview T. Coraghessan Boyle, 11 February 1985; Ron Hansen to SD, 25 June 1984; Sarah Irwin to SD, 18 July 1984; JC to Laurens Schwartz, 9 October 1975; interview Bob Chibka, 5 June 1985; interview Allan Gurganus, 16 September 1984; JC on Dick Cavett show, 21 March 1978; interview John C. Gerber, 29 April 1985.

M
INER
, I
RWIN
, S
PIVAK
, G
URGANUS:
Interview Lucy Miner, 18 October 1984; Lucy Miner to SD, 28 January 1987; interview John Leggett, 28 April 1985; interview Mrs. Wallace Boyd, 29 April 1985; interview Federico Cheever, 10 February 1985; Sarah Irwin to SD, 18 July 1984; interview Gayatry Spivak, 28 December 1984; interviews Allan Gurganus, 31 May 1984 and 16 September 1984; Allan Gurganus to SD, 18 February 1986; interview Bob Chibka, 5 June 1985.

A
TTACK
, A
CADEMY, RETURN:
JC to Dr. Raymond Mutter, 8 September 1973; Sarah Irwin to SD, 18 July 1984; Aaron Copland to JC, 23 November 1973; Margaret Mills to JC, 20 November 1975; JC, typescript 21; Caskie Stinnett to SD, 26 November 1985; JC to Candida Donadio, 16 April 1974.

S
EPARATION
, G
URGANUS STORY:
JC to Frederick Exley, 31 January 1974; JC to Allan Gurganus, 21 February 1974, 5 March 1974, and 8 March 1974.

B
OOZE
, C
OATES:
Interview John and Mary Dirks, 16 July 1984; interview Aline Benjamin, 5 July 1984; JC to Dennis Coates, 11 March 1974 and 11 April 1974; interview Dennis Coates, 28 May 1984 and 8 October 1984; JC, “The Leaves, the Lion-Fish and the Bear,” E
SQUIRE
, November 1974, pp. 110–11, 192–93, 195–96.

T
ALK OF DIVORCE:
Interview John and Mary Dirks, 16 July 1984; Mary Dirks to SD, 6 August 1984.

D
EGRADATION
, P
ROVINCETOWN
, F
RED AS PROTECTOR:
Interview Gayatry Spivak, 28 December 1984; Mary Dirks to SD, 9 August 1984; interview Christopher Lehmann-Haupt and Natalie Robins, 22 October 1984; interview Molly Malone Cook, 2 May 1985; interview Virginia Rice Kahn, 5 June 1985; interviews Federico Cheever, 10 February 1985 and 11 February 1985; Lucy Miner to SD, 17 March 1987; interview Dr. Raymond Mutter, 22 June 1984.

B
OSTON
—“
A NEW LIFE
”: Interview Dr. Frank Jewett, 29 June 1984; interview MC, 20 October 1984; JC to John and Mary Dirks, 11 September 1974; JC, typescript 15; David Robertson to SD, 23 March 1985; George Starbuck to SD, 28 October 1983; interview George Starbuck, 16 October 1984; John Malcolm Brinnin to SD, 9 May 1984; JC to William Maxwell, 3 September 1974; McCabe, “The Inner Realm.”

V
ALHOULI
, S
CHWARTZ
, U
PDIKE:
Interview James Valhouli, 15 October 1984; interview Laurens Schwartz, 29 July 1985; Laurens Schwartz to SD, 1 August 1985; MC to SD, 15 June 1985; John Updike to SD, 25 June 1984 and 13 November 1984.

C
ALLS FOR HELP, DOWN AND OUT:
Interview Allan Gurganus, 31 May 1984; JC to Dennis Coates, 14 October 1984, 2 November 1984, and 2 December 1984; JC to Sara Spencer, early 1975; JC to Friday Club, 12 February 1975; interview Dr. Raymond Mutter, 22 June 1984; Dana Gioia et al., interview with JC, 23 January 1976; Dean Doner to SD, 22 October 1984; interview William Maxwell, 9 April 1985; interview Edward Newhouse, 5 June 1984; JC, “The President of the Argentine,” A
TLANTIC
M
ONTHLY
, April 1976, pp. 43–45; Hersey, “John Hersey Talks,” p. 24; Susan Cheever Cowley and JC, “A Duet,” p. 70; interview Dr. Robert A. Johnson, 18 December 1984; interview Sally Swope, 8 November 1983; JC to Mary Gormley, spring 1975; JC file, Boston University; interview Rick Siggelkow, 24 July 1984; JC to John Updike, 2 June 1975.

D
ETOXIFICATION, WITHDRAWAL:
Interview Rick Siggelkow, 24 July 1984; interviews Jane Cheever Carr, 27 September 1983 and 5 June 1984; patient history and patient progress notes, Smithers Alcoholism Center, 9 April 1975 to 6 May 1975; interview Carol Kitman, 5 September 1984; interview Ruth Maxwell, 17 September 1984; JC to Allan Gurganus, 10 May 1975; JC to Arthur Spear, April 1975; JC to Candida Donadio, 21 April 1975; JC to William Maxwell, 25 April 1975; interview Leonard Field, 18 September 1984; JC to Laurens Schwartz, 29 April 1975; Robert L. deVeer to SD, 26 September 1984; JC to Candida Donadio, 20 May 1975.

REBIRTH

S
TRAIN OF SOBRIETY:
Interview MC, 10 April 1985; Susan Cheever, H
OME
B
EFORE
D
ARK
, pp. 198–99; interview Sara Spencer, 10 November 1983; interview Hope Lange, 24 October 1984; interview Nina Engel, 22 June 1984; interview Barrett and Jane Clark, 28 June 1984; JC to Allan Gurganus, summer 1976; Max Zimmer journal; June Beisch, “John Cheever Comes Home,” B
OSTON
H
ERALD
, 28 August 1977; Kornbluth, “Cheever Chronicle,” pp. 28–29; Brans, “Stories to Comprehend,” p. 345; Hayden Carruth, “The Incorrigible Dirigible.”

W
RITING A STREAK:
John Updike, remarks at memorial service, 22 June 1982; JC to Laurens Schwartz, 7 October 1975; Jan Herman, “John Cheever Never Plays Celebrity Role,” C
HICAGO
S
UN
-T
IMES
“Show” section, 17 April 1977, p. 9; JC to Dennis Coates, 6 October 1975 and 11 February 1976; Hersey, “John Hersey Talks,” p. 24.

S
KATING, BIKING, GARDENING, SPECTATING:
JC to Dennis Coates, 31 October 1975 and 5 May 1976; JC to Laurens Schwartz, 19 January 1976; interview John and Mary Dirks, 16 July 1984; interview John Bukovsky, 5 July 1985; interview Roger and Maureen Willson, 29 July 1984; JC to Laurens Schwartz, April 1978; JC to Allan Gurganus, 26 May 1976; JC, journal, Brandeis library; JC to Max Zimmer, 197__; “A Fan Fans Tiant,” N
EW
Y
ORK
T
IMES
, 29 November 1978; Grant, “John Cheever: The Art,” pp. 40–41.

AA
MEETINGS, ACTIVITIES:
Interview Bev Chaney, Jr., 6 June 1984; interview Eugene and Clayre Thaw, 15 July 1984; interview John Crutcher, 22 June 1985; interview David Lange, 6 June 1985; interview Dudley Schoales, Jr., 17 July 1984; Laurens Schwartz to SD, 26 March 1986; interview Grace Schulman, 16 September 1984.

T
RIPS
, Y
ADDO
, B
OSTON:
JC to Dennis Coates, 11 February 1976; Nora Sayre to SD, 8 April 1975; JC to Laurens Schwartz, 11 November 1975, 1 December 1975, and 9 March 1976; JC to Candida Donadio, winter 1976; interview MC, 6 June 1983; Dana Gioia et al., interview with JC, 30 January 1985; interview Robert Cowley, 21 June 1984; JC to James Valhouli, 6 December 1977; interview Philip Schultz, 27 June 1984; Patrick Coyne to MC, 1983; Burton Benjamin, “Cheever Quotes Pay Cab Fare,” W
HITE
P
LAINS
R
EPORTER
D
ISPATCH
, 7 June 1983.

S
TANFORD
, B
ELLOW:
Dana Gioia, “Meeting Mr. Cheever,” pp. 419–34; Dana Gioia et al., interview with JC, 23 January 1976.

A
PPEARANCE, CHARM
, H
OPE:
John Hersey, “Talk with John Cheever,” N
EW
Y
ORK
T
IMES
B
OOK
R
EVIEW
, 6 March 1977, p. 1; interview Allan Gurganus, 16 September 1984; JC to Laurens Schwartz, 10 February 1976; interview MC, 6 June 1983; interview Margot Wilkie, 25 June 1984; JC to Allan Gurganus, 11 February 1976; JC to James Valhouli, 3 February 1976; JC to Max Zimmer, early 1977; interview Robert Gottlieb, 27 June 1984; interview William H. Luers, 22 August 1985; interview Hope Lange, 24 October 1984.