Author (time of drums), known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as 'the father of Appalachian literature'

Actress - Films: Spider-Man 1-3 (as Aunt May), Tom & Viv (AA nom), Holocaust (Emmy nom), Notorious Woman (Emmy win), Before The Devil Knows You're Dead, The Ploughman's Lunch, The Boys From Brazil, Beau Brummell. Broadway - A Lion In Winter (Tony win)