 He knew all the greats, and he knew all the titans and bold-faced names of society as well, because they were his audience. My father kept a mailing list. I mean, just a few of them, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Noel Coward, Marlon Brando, Carol Channing, Judy Holliday, a very dear, dear friend of my mother's. She actually nursed her sadly through her last illness.