 He also directed plays by Tennessee Williams, including the 1952 production of "Summer and Smoke" which made Geraldine Page a star and the short-lived 1968 production of "The Seven Descents of Myrtle".In 1961, he directed Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty in the film version of Williams's "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" which brought Lotte Lenya an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress.In 1973, he also directed three one act plays at the Academy Playhouse in Lake Forest, Illinois.