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In the included 1972 article, Artaud at Rodez, Marowitz draws in part on the interview material provided from friends and confidantes based upon the true incidents of Antonin Artaud’s life and his incarceration in the asylum at Rodez. Also, included in this section are Marowitz’s interviews with Artaud's psychiatrist, Dr Gaston Ferdiere, and leading avant-garde figures of the time such as Roger Blin, (1907-1984) one of Artaud’s earliest protégés, and one of France’s leading directors. Blin’s productions included the world premieres of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, Endgame, Krapp’s Last Tape, and Happy Days. He also directed the first productions of Jean Genet’s The Blacks, and The Screens. In addition, Arthur Adamov (1908-1970) was, with Beckett and Ionesco, considered for a time as one of the leading Absurdist writers of the 50s and one who strongly revealed signs of Artaud’s tutelage.