In that Washington Post intgerview of a couple years ago, Pierce--who had no sympathy for the likes of Pound--mentioned that he was writing a play concerning his arrest or detention of pound. Check the Post archives for the article. The guy lives in Virginia, I think, near DC. He is old, and in ill health, so catch him fast, I think, if you want to get ahold of him. "This world is but a single dewdrop, set trembling upon a stem ; and yet . . . and yet . . ." from "The Autumn Cricket," 17th cent. Japanese Noh play Robert E. Kibler, Ph.D. Department of Communication Arts Valley City State University Valley City, North Dakota [log in to unmask] >>> Timothy P Redman <[log in to unmask]> 03/14 9:47 AM >>> Ted Pierce was interviewed for the NPR segment on Pound's arrest some years back -- May of 1995, I believe. He has also been featured in a story in the Washington Post of a couple years back. I was interviewed both for the NPR spot and for the Post story. I know nothing of any screenplay. Cheers, Tim Redman On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 15:55:41 -0500 Patricia Cockram <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello, > Can anyone tell me anything about Ted Pierce, who apparently claims to have > arrested Pound in Genoa while he was "fleeing" in a jeep? According to the > _Washington Post_, he has apparently written a screenplay for a film to be > titled something like "Ezra Pound: Unpunished Traitor." (I don't have the > Washington Post date -- I'm quoting from an article about it in an Italian > newspaper). > > Thanks, > Patricia Tim Redman School of Arts and Humanities, JO 31 University of Texas at Dallas P.O. Box 830688 Richardson, TX 75083-0688 (972) 883-2775 (o) (972) 883-2989 (fax)