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Bogdanovich, Peter 260, 274, 533, 534,
702

Bok, Derek 131–2, 135–6, 261

Böll, Heinrich 170

Boman, Eric 209–210, 291, 320, 329, 335, 343, 510, 511, 515

Bond, Edward 67

Boorman, Christel 494, 496, 506, 507, 526

Boorman, John: at Jon Voight's wedding 215; and possible film version of C.I.'s
A Single Man
215; and “Frankenstein” television film 220–21, 222, 227, 228, 231, 233, 242, 247, 256, 260, 291; C.I. socializes with 494, 496, 506, 507, 527; and Dr. Elsie Giorgi 527;
702–3

Deliverance
222
n
, 260, 311;
Zardoz
227
n
, 415

Booth, Shirley 258

Bopp, Bill 244, 493, 579,
703

Borges, Jorge Luis 596–7

Borrow, George,
The Bible in Spain
556

Bosetti, Giulio 267

Boswell, James 632

Bosworth, Patricia,
Montgomery Clift: A Biography
568

Boucher, René 377, 378

Boutique Fantasque, La
(ballet) 57, 58

Bowen Jones, Rosemary 409, 410–411

Bowen, Karl 19–20, 29,
703

Bower, Tony 243,
703

Bowie, Angie 496

Bowie, David 496, 567,
703–4
;
The Elephant Man
648

Bowles, Paul 170, 517, 565,
704

Boy Meets Boy
(musical) 501

Boys in the Sand, The
(sex film) 303

Boyt, Alexander “Ali” 513
n

Brackett, Charles 365, 400
n
,
704

Brackett, Muff 364–5, 400
n
, 598,
704

Bradbury, Ray 290, 442–3,
704
;
I Sing the Body Electric!
157

Bradford, England 513

Bradley, Dan 13, 14–15, 331, 332, 332–4, 513, 610, 616,
704

Bradley, Evelyn (Dan's wife) 13, 15, 53, 55, 331–2, 333–4, 513, 610, 611, 616,
704

Bradley, Ronald (Dan and Evelyn's son) 610

Bradley, Susan (Dan and Evelyn's daughter) 332, 610

Bradley, Tom 363

Bradshaw, Judge John (17th-century ancestor of C.I.) 116

Brahmananda, Swami (Maharaj): and C.I.'s meditation 101, 105–6, 107; and Prabhavananda 110, 127, 148, 166, 200, 203, 219–20, 222, 237, 250, 261, 280, 281, 282, 345, 346, 353, 355, 363, 365–6, 397, 413, 418, 436, 439, 440, 452; puja 133, 134, 151, 494, 561; and Ramakrishna 219, 222, 355; visions 222;
The Eternal Companion: Brahmananda, His Life and Teachings
(Prabhavananda) 251, 413
n
, 532; and Mokshada 349, 352; and Holy Mother (Sarada Devi) 452;
705

Brainard, Joe 168, 302,
705

Brambell, Wilfrid 13

Brandeis Medal 471, 474

Brando, Marlon 214, 350, 508,
705

Brandon, Michael 176

Brandt, Stuart 496, 501,
705–6

Brautigan, Richard:
The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster
148;
Trout Fishing in America
141, 148;

Bravo, Angie (cleaner) 352–3

Brazil 351

Brecht, Bertolt 29

Brendel, Alfred 379

Brett, Jeremy 595–6

Brevard, Lee 500, 507,
706

Brewer, John 514

Brewster, Truman 103

Bridges, James (Jimmy, Jim): friendship and socializing with C.I. 1, 81, 130, 193, 240–41, 252, 262, 263, 276–7, 296–7, 309, 343, 385, 407, 494, 498, 506, 533, 534, 575, 601, 638; and Jim Gates 45; and proposed Writers Guild strike 86; relationship with Jack Larson 95, 226, 296–7, 308; suspected appendicitis 95; at goodbye dinner for Peter Schlesinger 103; on homosexuals' use of women's names 126; and proposed stage productions of
A Meeting by the River
126, 206, 238, 281; treatment for “Frankenstein” television film 130; in New York 150, 378; Don Bachardy's drawing of Warhol loaned to 157; and Gavin Lambert 187, 232–3; possible director of “Frankenstein” television film 206, 211, 233; skiing 241; attends Joe Chaikin's directing classes 252; at Tom Hayden's lectures on Indochina 261, 275, 277; Christmas with family in Arkansas 297; and Writers Guild Strike 346, 347; and possible film version of
A Meeting by the River
378, 384, 391, 394, 395, 400, 405, 414–15, 419, 422–3, 424–5, 430–31; swollen lymph glands 400; recommends Open Theater Company productions 406; Salka Viertel visits 409, 414, 415, 416; upset by John Voight's comments on homosexuals 410; three-picture deal with Warner Brothers 414–15; joins Peter Viertel in Spain 444; and Proposition 6 campaign 576–7; and Mark Bernolak 658;
706

The Babymaker
1–2, 16, 139;
A Meeting by the River
(stage production) 226, 227, 228, 229–30, 232–3, 238, 298, 307;
The Paper Chase
259, 281, 308, 313, 346, 355, 378, 385, 391, 395, 405, 575;
September 30, 1955
506;
A Streetcar Named Desire
(stage production) 259–60, 312, 343, 346, 347, 348, 349;
White Hunter, Black Heart
415, 422, 430–31, 444

Bridges, Jeff 518

Bridges, Jim,
Urban Cowboy
628, 638

Briggs, John (California State Senator), Proposition 6 569–70, 575, 576–7, 586, 587, 599, 600

Bringing Up Baby
(film) 533

Brisson, Frederick 581, 600,
706

British Museum, London 328–329, 510

Britten, Benjamin 54, 487, 511–512,
706–707
;
Paul Bunyan
512

Brodie, Ian 617

Brontë, Emily,
Wuthering Heights
13, 104–5, 513
n

Brook, Peter 252;
King Lear
215–16

Brookes, Jacqueline 293, 298, 306,
707

Brooks, Louise 536, 538, 588, 641

Brosman, Dr. 680

Brown, Andreas 169

Brown, Andrew 511, 514, 515,
707

Brown, Bill: Don Bachardy visits in Montecito 97, 99, 256; C.I. and Bachardy visit in Montecito 117, 211, 270, 271; and C.I.'s
Kathleen and Frank
197; friendship and socializing with C.I. 247, 424; plans to move 247, 271; house in New Hampshire 271, 293, 300; paintings 424; moves to San Francisco 430, 437; C.I. and Bachardy stay with in San Francisco 666–7;
707

Brown, Dan (“Dan Curzon”) 467

Brown, Frederick,
An Impersonation of Angels
7

Brown, Gregory 10, 29, 57, 511, 515

Brown, Harry 90–91, 180, 499, 502, 560, 562, 598, 666,
707

Brown, Jared 90, 560

Brown, Jerry 545, 590, 623,
707–8

Brown, June 560, 562, 598

Brown, Rick 240, 243,
708

Brown, Susan 227, 229, 230, 231,
708

Brown, Willie, Assembly Bill 489 (A.B. 489) 478, 479, 493
n
,
683–4

Browne, Coral (Price) 491, 503, 559, 682,
788–9

Browne, Roscoe Lee 596

Browning, Robert 589

brush fires 204–5, 273, 399, 400–401, 592, 593

Bryant, Anita 544

Bryden, Ronald 291

Buchholz, Horst 65, 488,
708

Buckingham, Bob and May x, 22, 23, 71, 83,
708

Buckle, Christopher Richard (Dicky) 71, 73, 74, 511, 515, 516,
708

Buckley, Hal 317, 493

Buckley, Michael 493

Buckley, Peter 317, 493

Buddha Chaitanya (
earlier
Philip Griggs;
afterwards
Swami Yogeshananda): at London Vedanta Centre 4, 9, 77, 255, 327; “lapse” 9; appearance 77; dislike of India 77; takes sannyas at Belur Math 137, 155; moves to Chicago center 470;
708

Buffalo, New York 538

Bugliosi, Vincent 290

Bunting, Basil,
Collected Poems
647

Burbank, California 136, 137

Burden, Chris 551, 552

Burgess, Brian 314

Burkett, Jane 504, 514

Burns, Lee 533, 534

Burroughs, William 170, 597,
709

Burton, Richard 38, 79–80, 134, 160, 187, 622,
709

Burton, Susan (Hunt) 622, 625

Busch, Joseph 290

Butazolidin (anti-inflammatory drug) 528, 590, 676,
709

Butterflies Are Free
(film) 254

Byrd, Jerry 188

Byrne, John 17, 56,
709

Byron, George, Lord 105, 160
n
, 423, 488;
Byron: A Portrait
(Marchand) 193;
Lord Byron
(opera; Thomson/Larson) 226, 230–31, 233;
Letters and Journals
423, 488, 558, 572; “The Corsair” 586

 

Cabaret
(film): C.I.'s views on xii, 127, 289, 307; income from xii, 312, 420; C.I.'s and Don Bachardy's treatment rejected 2–3; characterization 93, 127; Academy Awards 350; promotion 422

Cabaret
(stage musical) xii, 7, 70, 467

Cabin in the Sky
(film) 623

cable television 203

Cadmus, Paul 171, 307,
709–710

Caine, Patrick 515

Calcutta, India 155, 468

Caldwell, George 498, 500, 503, 541,
710

Caldwell, Philadelphia 498,
710

California
(C.I.; proposed autobiographical volume; alternative working title
Scenes from an Emigration
) 613–15, 616, 618, 639, 642, 646, 668, 671, 673, 674, 675, 676–7, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 686, 687

California: earthquakes and tremors xi, 111, 139–41, 142, 148, 150–51, 155, 343, 441, 586, 608, 625; C.I.'s preference for Californian lifestyle xxxii, 77; land slides 3, 564–5, 578, 585, 586, 627, 628; earthquake predictions and scares 142, 143, 148, 150, 153, 182, 196, 453, 530–31, 556, 585; “red tides” 179, 180, 185; brush fires 204–5, 273, 399, 400–401, 592, 593; reinstatement of death penalty 290, 545; Santa Ana winds 301, 399, 579, 592; speed limit 546; referendums (1972) 290–91; (1978) 569–70, 575, 576–7, 586, 587, 590, 594, 599, 600; and narrative of C.I.'s proposed final autobiographical volume 613–15, 668, 673

California Christian Campaign Committee 531

California Hospital Medical Center 201–2

California Institute of Technology (Cal. Tech.) 441, 583

California State Assembly: elections (1972) 289, 290; Assembly Bill 489 (A.B. 489) 478, 479, 493
n
,
693–4

California State Senate, Chaplain 531

California State University, Fullerton 498–9

California State University, Long Beach 485, 489

California State University, Los Angeles 433

California State University, Northridge 499

Calley, John 405, 409, 429, 431,
710

Calley, Lieutenant William 160–61

Calthrop, Gladys 58, 317,
710

Cambodia 81
n
, 132, 359

Cambridge, England: C.I. visits Forster in 18, 20–22, 71–72, 74–75, 190; C.I.'s views on 20, 75, 413;
see also
King's College

Cameron, Roderick (Rory) 24, 25, 36,
710

camp: C.I.'s use of xxxv–xxxviii, 229, 380, 610; C.I.'s views on 28, 50, 58, 379, 577

Campbell, Alan 162,
710

Campbell, Brian 509, 650,
710–711

Campbell, Sandy 38

Campbell, Victor 184

Canterbury Tales, The
(Pasolini film) 511

Cap Ferrat, France 36, 678; Villa Mauresque 36, 389, 390

Capote, Truman: and Gore Vidal 10, 199, 341, 404; his Bulgari chain 66, 341; C.I. and Don Bachardy visit in New York 173, 301; reads proofs of C.I.'s
Kathleen and Frank
173, 177, 309; C.I. socializes with in Los Angeles 199, 471, 486, 487–8, 507; and Joanne Carson 199, 555; operations for cancer 234–5; nervous breakdown 235; relationship with Jack Dunphy 235, 555; and John Gielgud 238; and Rick Brown 240, 243; fails to attend opening of
A Meeting by the River
309; C.I. visits in Palm Springs 348, 349, 410; interviewed by Warhol for
Rolling Stone
350–51; receives poison-pen letters 350–51; and John O'Shea 410, 487–8, 507, 545; smoking pot 410; in
Murder by Death
518; drinking 545, 547, 555;
711

Answered Prayers
350, 471

Capp, Jeff 663

Carcassonne, France 31, 32, 33

Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Chester 246

Carlson, Phil 89, 101–2

Carnal Knowledge
(film) 193

Caron, Leslie (Laughlin): C.I.'s views on 3, 109, 242; friendship and socializing with C.I. 109, 150, 217, 241–2, 244, 304, 343, 450, 501, 503, 595, 601; moves to France 343, 345;
Nicole
376–7; gift for C.I.'s seventieth birthday 451; in Chicago for
13 Rue de l'Amour
463, 471, 472; relationship with David Lonn and marriage problems 471, 472, 478; in Paris 478;
Fanny
488;
711

Carpenter, Humphrey 636

Carpinteria, California 381; Cate School 442–3

Carr, Allan 487–8

Carr, Don 648, 653, 654, 657

Carroll, Nellie 47, 184–5, 276, 345, 346,
711

Carroll, Robert 349, 350

Carson, Joanne 199, 555,
711

Carson, Karen 519

Carter, Jimmy 599, 625–6, 657,
711–12

Casado, Patricia 623

Casanova
(Fellini film) 535

Caskey, William (Bill): at the ballet 73; relationship with C.I. 121, 202, 544, 615, 619; in Greece 202, 575, 636–7, 647; photography 202; in New York 508; and biographies of C.I. 533, 561; demands return of possessions 615, 619, 636, 642–3; proposed book 615; and C.I.'s
My Guru and His Disciple
619; death 636–7, 642–3, 647;
712

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