Blanche DuBois

"Take Blanche her name is poetic: Blanche DuBois, "white of the woods," a heroine who stands for grace refinement, the lost plantation Belle Reve. She's also a liar, a semi-drunk, a hypocrite and a nymphomaniac and that's why she's so vivid - a butterfly and a tarantula at once."
 

~~Dichotomy from A Distant Country called youth - an adaptation of Tennessee Williams early letters which has been performed across the U.S. He also is known to have described Blanche as the funniest character he ever wrote.

Blanche DuBois is a character from Tennessee William's play "A Streetcar named Desire". She has been described as one of Drama's most memorable characters.

My husband and I watched the 1951 b&w movie adaptation starring Marlon Brando and Vivian Leigh on a steamy August evening a couple of years ago. The hot, humid weather only enhanced the enjoyment of this sultry classic movie.

If you haven't seen it I highly recommend it.