Review: John Guare on Elaine Stritch, Part II

Marquez said we all lead three lives—our public, our private, and our secret.

Did Elaine have a secret life?

I like the way stars make guest appearances in each other’s biographies. Who else do stars know but other stars? Elaine shows up in Ben Gazzara’s memoir In the Moment. (Ben was the original Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the same time Elaine wa…