Tennessee Williams

Born: 1911-03-26

Place: Columbus, Mississippi, USA

Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama.

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Known For

The Yellow Bird

Tennessee Williams' South

The Rose Tattoo

Beautiful Darling

The Screen Director

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

And the Oscar Goes To...

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Also Appeared With…

Burt Lancaster

2 shared projects Shared Movies

James Coburn

1 shared project Shared Movies

Jimmy Bangley

1 shared project Shared Movies

Brenda Blethyn

1 shared project Shared Movies

Natalie Canerday

1 shared project Shared Movies

Leif Casagrande

1 shared project Shared Movies

Faye Dunaway

1 shared project Shared Movies

Grainger Hines

1 shared project Shared Movies

Nicole Nieth

1 shared project Shared Movies

Ty Parrish

1 shared project Shared Movies

Michael Pitt

1 shared project Shared Movies

Steven Stratos

1 shared project Shared Movies

Roles by Genre

Genre Evolution Over Time

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The Rose Tattoo

Beautiful Darling

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

Full Filmography

🏆 Award Stats

3 total wins
7 nominations
3 Oscars 🥇

1951

The Screen Director as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 🏆

1955

The Rose Tattoo as Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited) 🏆

1973

Tennessee Williams' South 🏆

1994

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Self (archive footage)

2002

The Yellow Bird as Narrator (voice)

2010

Beautiful Darling as Self (archive footage) 🏆

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) 🏆

2021

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation as Self - Playwright (archive footage)