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Tennessee Williams

Writing

3.5 Popularity Mar 26, 1911 (71 years old) 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. ...

Biography

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. At age 33, after years of obscurity, Williams suddenly became famous with the success of The Glass Menagerie (1944) in New York City. It was the first of a string of successes, including A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), Sweet Bird of Youth (1959), and The Night of the Iguana (1961). With his later work, Williams attempted a new style that did not appeal as widely to audiences. His drama A Streetcar Named Desire is often numbered on short lists of the finest American plays of the 20th century alongside Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Much of Williams's most acclaimed work has been adapted for the cinema. He also wrote short stories, poetry, essays, and a volume of memoirs. In 1979, four years before his death, Williams was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

From Wikipedia.

Filmography 93

2024
A Lady’s Beaded Bag Movie

Adaptation

2021
2021
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation Movie

as Self - Playwright (archive footage)

2014
And the Oscar Goes To... Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2011
2011
Here Without Me Movie

Screenplay

2010
Beautiful Darling Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2007
2004
Akale Movie

Theatre Play

2002
The Yellow Bird Movie

as Narrator (voice)

2002
The Yellow Bird Movie

Writer

2002
Desire Movie

Idea

1995
1995
A Streetcar Named Desire Movie

Theatre Play

Photos 2

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Personal Details

Known For Writing
Gender Male
Birthday March 26, 1911 (71 years old)
Died February 24, 1983
Place of Birth Columbus, Mississippi, USA
Years Active 1950 - 2024
Popularity 3.5
Career Stats
93 Total Credits
8 Movie Roles
4 TV Roles
2 Photos