"My continual and intense scrutiny must have burned through his shoulders, for after a while he turned toward me and grinned," Williams recalled of their first meeting, illustrating the immediate chemistry.
"Many closest to the two understood this truth - in fact, you could call it an 'open secret' - but such was the nature of being gay at the time, and their relationship was never acknowledged publicly in the press."
"In 1951, Williams wrote The Rose Tattoo, which he called his 'love play' and was clearly inspired by his feelings for Merlo, who served as a muse for much of Williams' work."
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