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Life Timeline (1965-1967)

1965		Carson McCullers: Her Life and Work, first book-length study of McCullers' work, written by Oliver Evans, published in London by Peter Owen. Undergoes exploratory surgery and has broken hip reset on July 14. Remains in hospital three months. Has leg operation in September. Awarded the Prize of the Younger Generation by Die Welt, a newspaper published in Hamburg, Germany on December 18.
1966		Works with Mary Rodgers on musical adaptation of The Member of the Wedding and works on manuscript of her autobiography, "Illumination and Night Glare." Filming begins in October on Reflections in a Golden Eye at Mitchell Field on Long Island. In November awarded University of Mississippi Grant for the Humanities.
1967		Celebrates fiftieth birthday on february 19 with a stay at the Plaza Hotel in New York. Interviewed by Rex Reed. "The March," a short story, appears in March Redbook. Departs on April 1 with Ida Reeder to visit John Huston in Ireland. Interview with Rex Reed, "Frankie Addams at 50," Carson's final interview, appears in April 16 New York Times. Returns from Ireland on April 18. COntinues dictating autobiography. On April 30, named winner of the 1966 Henry Bellaman Award, a $1,000 grant, in recognition of "outstanding contribution to literature." Writes final letter to John Huston on July 31. Suffers final stroke, a massive brain hemorrhage on August 15; comatose for forty-seven days. Undergoes tracheotomy at Nyack Hospital on August 19. Tennessee Williams visits Carson in hospital on September 8. An advanced screening of film adaptation of Reflections in a Golden Eye presented on September 27. Dies in the Nyack Hospital on September 29. Obituary appears in the September 30 New York Times. Shooting begins on the film adaptation of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter on October 2. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, overlooking the Hudson River in Nyack on October 3. Details of funeral reported in October 4 New York Times. Reflections in a Golden Eye film adaptation released on October 11. "A Hospital Christmas Eve" published in December McCall's.

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