Blanche Marvin, 100, Dies; Critic Was, Maybe, ‘Streetcar’ Inspiration

She was a ubiquitous presence at London theaters and claimed to have inspired the name — and final words — of Tennessee Williams’s Blanche DuBois.

​She was a ubiquitous presence at London theaters and claimed to have inspired the name — and final words — of Tennessee Williams’s Blanche DuBois.