Dramatist Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

Living place: Mississippi

Birthday: 26-3-1911

Population of US 1911: 93,863,000

Global rank: #14464

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Who is Dramatist Tennessee Williams?
Historical playwright who wrote classics as A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on Hot Tin Roof, Gradual Orpheus, The Glass Menagerie, Sweet Bird of Youth, and Summer and Smoke. A Streetcar Named Desire was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948 and is widely considered one of the greatest plays of the 20th century.
A Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival takes place in March each year. to commemorate his career. The festival began in 1986, three years after his death. There is also a theater named after him in Key West, Florida.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He studied journalism at the University of Missouri and the University of Colombia. After falling in love with a girl who did not return his love, he began writing poems, essays, stories, and plays.

Family life info

He had a serious relationship with actor Phillip Merlo, but drug abuse and adultery ended their romance. He also had a relationship with Pancho Rodríguez y González. His sister Rose, who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, was his inspiration for the character Laura from The Glass Menagerie.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Dramatist Tennessee Williams?
He, Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller are considered the preeminent American playwrights of the 1900s.

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When was Dramatist Tennessee Williams born?
Tennessee Williams was born in 26-3-1911, death year is , at the age of 113.
Where is Dramatist Tennessee Williams's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Tennessee Williams was born in Mississippi, . is a Dramatist, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Tennessee Williams's global rank is 14464 and whose rank is 2 in list of famous Dramatist. Population of US in 1911 is about 93,863,000 persons.
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Events in 1911 and 26-3

Events in US in the birth year of Tennessee Williams

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in New York; 146 killed. Background: Fires and Explosions
  • Supreme Court finds Standard Oil Company (May 15) and American Tobacco Company (May 29) to be in violation of Sherman Antitrust Act. Background: Antitrust, Again

Birthday Tennessee Williams (26-3) in history

  • Day 26-3 year 1827: Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died at age 56 in Vienna, Austria.
  • Day 26-3 year 1945: The battle of Iwo Jima ended; about 22,000 Japanese troops were killed or captured in the fighting and more than 4,500 U.S. troops were killed.
  • Day 26-3 year 1971: East Pakistan proclaimed its independence, taking the name Bangladesh.
  • Day 26-3 year 1979: In a ceremony at the White House, President Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Begin of Israel signed a peace treaty ending 30 years of war between the two countries.
  • Day 26-3 year 1982: Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial took place in Washington, DC.
  • Day 26-3 year 2000: Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia.
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