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When, one day in 1929, writer Thomas Wolfe decided to keep the appointment made by Max Perkins, editor at Scribners, he had no illusions: his manuscript would be turned down as had invariably been the case. But, to his happy amazement, his novel, which was to become "Look Homeward, Angel," was accepted for publication. The only trouble was that it was overlong (by 300 pages) and had to be reduced. Although reluctant to see his poetic prose trimmed, Wolfe agreed and was helped by Perkins, who had become a true friend, with the result that it instantly became a favorite with the critics and a best seller. Success was even greater in 1935 when "Of Time and the River" appeared, but the fight for reducing Wolfes logorrheic written expression had been even harder, with the novel originally at 5,000 pages. Perkins managed to cut 90,000 words from the book, and with bitterness ultimately taking its toll, the relationships between the two men gradually deteriorated. Wolfe did not feel grateful to Perkins any longer but had started resenting him for owing his success to him.
Colin Firth
Max Perkins
Jude Law
Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidman
Aline Bernstein
Laura Linney
Louise Perkins
Guy Pearce
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic West
Ernest Hemingway
Vanessa Kirby
Zelda Fitzgerald
Gillian Hanna
Julia Wolfe
Angela Sant'Albano
Bertha Perkins
Eve Bracken
Zippy Perkins
Katya Watson
Jane Perkins
Lorna Doherty
Peggy Perkins
Makenna McBrierty
Nancy Perkins
Miquel Brown
Eleanor, Perkins' Maid
Corey Johnson
John Wheelock
Lucy Briers
Miss Wyckoff
Harry Attwell
Assistant Editor
Ray Strasser King
James, Mailroom Clerk
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