Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Gordon began her career performing on Broadway at age nineteen. Known for her nasal voi...
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A Confederacy of Dunces (1985)
By John Waters
by John Kennedy Toole
John Waters envisions this visionary New Orleans-set 1980 novel by portraying the hefty scholar Ignatius J. Reilly through his friend and collaborator Divine.
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