Anne Meacham friend. Williams once wrote an editorial in "The New York Times" praising Meacham, noting "There's nothing she won't say or do onstage without any sign of embarrassment" (). She also portrayed roles in the Broadway productions of "Candide" and "A Passage to India". She won two Best Actress Obie Awards, one for her role as "Catherine Holly" (the first actress to play the role which was later essayed by Elizabeth Taylor in the film version) in Tennessee Williams' "Suddenly, Last Summer" (1958) and another for the title role in Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" (1961). She also appeared in "The Gnädiges
Hedda Sterne in words. Grace Glueck wrote: Hedda Sterne views her widely varied works more as "in flux" than as definitive statements. She has maintained a stubborn independence from styles and trends, including Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism ... Although she never developed a signature style, Ms. Sterne's explorations have produced a small universe of evocative images. Sterne has been often overlooked in art historical narratives of the post-war American art scene. At the time of her death, possibly the last surviving artist of the first generation of the New York School, Hedda Sterne viewed her widely varied works more as "in flux"