Thomas TryonA Discourse of the Causes, Natures, and Cure of Phrensie, Madness or Distraction from a Treatise of Dreams & Visions (Publication / Augustan Reprint Society)
Thomas Tryon was an English merchant, author of popular self-help books, and early advocate of vegetarianism, best known for The Way to Health, published in 1691, which inspired Benjamin Franklin to adopt vegetarianism.
It was Noel Coward’s partner, Gertrude Lawrence, who encouraged Tom to try acting. He made his Broadway debut in 1952 in the chorus of the musical Wish You Were Here. He also worked in television at the time, but as a production assistant. In 1955, he moved to California to try his hand at the movies, and the next year made his film debut in The Scarlet Hour (1956). Tom was cast in the title role of the Disney TV series Texas John Slaughter (1958) that made him something of a household name.
