Tennessee Williams (1911–1983)
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After O'Neill, Williams is perhaps the best dramatist the United States has yet produced. Born in his grandfather's rectory in Columbus, Mississippi, Williams and his family later moved to St. Louis. There Williams endured many bad years caused by the abuse of his father and his own anguish over toon meer his introverted sister, who was later permanently institutionalized. Williams attended the University of Missouri, and, after time out to clerk for a shoe company and for his own mental breakdown, also attended Washington University of St. Louis and the University of Iowa, from which he graduated in 1938. Williams began to write plays in 1935. During 1943 he spent six months as a contract screenwriter for MGM but produced only one script, The Gentleman Caller. When MGM rejected it, Williams turned it into his first major success, The Glass Menagerie (1945). In this intensely autobiographical play, Williams dramatizes the story of Amanda, who dreams of restoring her lost past by finding a gentleman caller for her crippled daughter, and of Amanda's son Tom, who longs to escape from the responsibility of supporting his mother and sister. After The Glass Menagerie,Williams wrote his masterpiece, A Streetcar Named Desire, (1947), along with a steady stream of other plays, among them such major works as Summer and Smoke(1948), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1954), and Suddenly Last Summer (1958). His plays celebrate the "fugitive kind," the sensitive outcasts whose outsider status allows them to perceive the horror of the world and who often give additional witness to that horror by becoming its victims. Stephen S. Stanton has summed up Williams's "virtues and strengths" as "a genius for portraiture, particularly of women, a sensitive ear for dialogue and the rhythms of natural speech, a comic talent often manifesting itself in "black comedy,' and a genuine theatrical flair exhibited in telling stage effects attained through lighting, costume, music, and movements." After The Night of the Iguana (1961), Williams continued to write profusely---and constantly to revise his work---but it became more difficult to get productions of his plays and, if they were produced, to win critical or popular acclaim for them. Williams won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for these two and for The Glass Menagerie and The Night of the Iguana. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Tennessee Williams. UH Photographs Collection.
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Werken van Tennessee Williams
Summer and Smoke / Orpheus Descending / Suddenly Last Summer / Period of Adjustment (1976) 457 exemplaren
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof / The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore / The Night of the Iguana (1990) 250 exemplaren
The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, Volume 2: Eccentricities of a Nightingale, Summer and Smoke, The Rose Tattoo, Camino… (1971) 57 exemplaren
The Glass Menagerie / A Streetcar Named Desire / Cat on a Hot Tin Roof / Suddenly Last Summer (1955) 47 exemplaren
The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, Vol. 6: 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Short Plays (1981) — Auteur — 36 exemplaren
Suddenly last summer / The milk train doesn't stop here anymore / Small craft warnings (2009) 32 exemplaren
The Theatre of Tennessee Williams Volume 5: The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore/Kingdom of Earth (Theatre of… (1976) 26 exemplaren
The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, Vol. 7: In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel, and Other Plays (1981) 20 exemplaren
A House Not Meant to Stand: A Gothic Comedy (New Directions Paperbook) (2008) — Auteur — 19 exemplaren
The milk train doesn't stop here anymore;: [and], Cat on a hot tin roof (Penguin plays) (1969) 11 exemplaren
Tennessee Williams Selected Plays - The Franklin Library - Jerry Pinkney Illustrations (1977) 10 exemplaren
Iets van Tolstoi 8 exemplaren
Drámák / Williams, Tennessee 5 exemplaren
A streetcar named desire 5 exemplaren
Una gata sobre un tejado de zinc / El análisis perfecto hecho por un loro (Artes escénicas/Obras) (Spanish Edition) (2007) 5 exemplaren
Something Unspoken 4 exemplaren
The eccentricities of a nightingale and Summer and smoke; two plays / Tennessee Williams, 4 exemplaren
The Vengeance of Nitocris {short story} 4 exemplaren
The Glass Menagerie. (Lernmaterialien) 4 exemplaren
De repente el último verano / Suddenly the Last Summer: Y Otras Piezas Cortas (Spanish Edition) (2012) 4 exemplaren
Tennessee Williams: Selected Plays, Limited Edition (The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature) (1977) 3 exemplaren
Four plays: The glass menagerie, A streetcar named desire, Summer and smoke, Camino real (1956) 3 exemplaren
Teatro ; Un tranvía llamado deseo ; El zoológico de cristal ; Verano y humo (1951) — Auteur — 3 exemplaren
Die Katze auf dem hei en Blechdach ; Die tätowierte Rose : zwei Theaterstücke (1956) — Auteur — 3 exemplaren
Three American Plays 3 exemplaren
EL PAIS DEL DRAGÓN — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Theatre of Tennessee Williams, The 2 exemplaren
Η Νύχτα της Ιγκουάνα 2 exemplaren
El manco y otros cuentos 2 exemplaren
Playboy interview 2 exemplaren
The Dark Room 2 exemplaren
Soudain l'été dernier: suivi de Le train de l'aube ne s'arrête plus ici (1995) — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Gata em Telhado de Zinco Quente, A Descida de Orfeu e A Noite do Iguana - Colecao Biblioteca Teatral (2016) — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen 2 exemplaren
El Pais del Dragon II (Spanish Edition) 2 exemplaren
The Case of the Crushed Petunias 2 exemplaren
three plays of tennessee williams 2 exemplaren
The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams (1951-01-30) 2 exemplaren
La nuit de l'iguane: suivi de Le long séjour interrompu: et de Vingt-sept remorques pleines de coton 2 exemplaren
At Liberty 2 exemplaren
The Mysteries of the Joy Rio 2 exemplaren
Théâtre, N° 3 : Baby doll. suivi de Été et fumées 2 exemplaren
Die Glasmenagerie / Endstation Sehnsucht / Die tätowierte Rose / Die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach (1999) 2 exemplaren
Dulce pajaro de juventud & Escaleras al techo & El cuaderno de Trigorin/ Sweet Bird of Youth & Stairs to the roof & The… (2004) 2 exemplaren
Théâtre II 2 exemplaren
The Last of My Solid Gold Watches 2 exemplaren
Portrait of a Madonna — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Der Milchzug halt hier nicht mehr [and] Konigreich auf Erden [The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Any More and… (1969) 2 exemplaren
The Chalky White Substance 2 exemplaren
El Zoológico de Cristal / Período de Ajuste 1 exemplaar
La caida de Orfeo : drama en tres actos 1 exemplaar
En el invierno de las ciudades 1 exemplaar
La Vengeance de Nitocris 1 exemplaar
Dulce pj̀aro de juventud 1 exemplaar
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, 1955 1 exemplaar
The Night Of The Iguana (Playbill) [Vol 6 No 3] 1 exemplaar
Garden District (Program) 1 exemplaar
The Glass Menagerie (Playbill) [Vol 2 No 8] 1 exemplaar
Mačka na usijanom limenom krovu 1 exemplaar
CAMINO REAL. By Tennessee Williams 1 exemplaar
Orpheus Descending ( 1st/1st ) 1 exemplaar
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Jones 1 exemplaar
Period Of Adjustment (Playbill) [Vol 4 No 48] 1 exemplaar
Period Of Adjustment (Playbill) [Vol 4 No 51] 1 exemplaar
The Rose Tattoo (Playbill) [Vol 3 No 11] 1 exemplaar
Slapstick Tragedy (Playbill) [Vol 3 No 2] 1 exemplaar
Sweet Bird Of Youth (Playbill) [Vol 3 No 11] 1 exemplaar
La Gata Sobre El Tejado De Zinc 1 exemplaar
Caramelo fundido 1 exemplaar
Cuentos de Tennessee Williams 1 exemplaar
Orpheus Descending and Other Plays 1 exemplaar
Tennesee Williams: Four Plays 1 exemplaar
Zoológico de cristal / Periodo de ajuste 1 exemplaar
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH / THE GLASS MENAGERIE 1 exemplaar
KIZGIN DAMDAKİ KEDİ 1 exemplaar
Ausgewählte Dramen 1 exemplaar
Arena 1936 1 exemplaar
Jednorękijednoręki 1 exemplaar
The Collected Plays of Tennessee Williams[BOXED-COLL PLAYS OF TENNESS-2V][Boxed Set] (2011) 1 exemplaar
Teatro La camera buia Ritratto di Madonna La lunga permanenza interrotta ovvero una cena poco soddisfacente Proibito Lo… — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Andanças de um Cavaleiro e outras novelas 1 exemplaar
Det kan man kalla kärlek 1 exemplaar
Lektürehilfen. A Streetcar Named Desire: Ausführliche Inhaltsangabe mit Interpretation. Inklusive… (2008) 1 exemplaar
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 071 1 exemplaar
A Streetcar Named Desire [1984 TV movie] — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Tutto finito 1 exemplaar
Ausgewählte Dramen: Die Glasmenagerie - Endstation Sehnsucht - Die tätowierte Rose - Die Katze auf dem heißen… (1966) 1 exemplaar
Lord Byron's Love Letter 1 exemplaar
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real ; A Fantasy 1 exemplaar
Moony's Kid Don't Cry 1 exemplaar
El país del dragón II 1 exemplaar
The Glass Menagerie, Vienna's English Theatre 1 exemplaar
Period of Adjustment Movie Cover 1 exemplaar
Letters to Donald Windham, 1940-1965 1 exemplaar
The Rose Tattoo (film 1 exemplaar
The Glass Managerie, film 1 exemplaar
Tennessee Williams works and bio 1 exemplaar
MÚSICA Y EL MUNDO DE LA RAZÓN 1 exemplaar
Sommerspiel zu dritt Erzählungen 1 exemplaar
Orpheus descending and other plays 1 exemplaar
A Buzzworm Magazine Guide To Ecotravel 100 Unforgettable adventure throughout the world. 1 exemplaar
The Mattress by the Tomato Patch 1 exemplaar
Snowfall 1 exemplaar
Theatre of Tennessee Williams Vol 6, the 1 exemplaar
7 Selected Plays 1 exemplaar
Λεωφορείο ο πόθος και έξι μονόπρακτα 1 exemplaar
Μια γυναίκα που την έλεγαν Μωυσή 1 exemplaar
Ο Μονόχειρας. Η νύχτα της Ιγκουάνας 1 exemplaar
Tennessee Williams: Die tätowierte Rose 1 exemplaar
Un tramvai numit dorinta. Pisica pe acoperisul fierbinte — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Five Plays Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The Rose Tattoo Garden Distirct Orpheus Decsending (1970) 1 exemplaar
Hello From Bertha 1 exemplaar
A ultima primavera 1 exemplaar
Two on a Party {short story} 1 exemplaar
Soudain l'ete dernier 1 exemplaar
Tennessee Williams plays 1 exemplaar
Sweet bird of youth 1 exemplaar
Young men waking at daybreak 1 exemplaar
Θεατρικά ἔργα:… 1 exemplaar
Λεωφορείο ο πόθος 1 exemplaar
Γλυκό πουλί της νιότης 1 exemplaar
Ορφέας στον Άδη 1 exemplaar
Sestup Orfeův : Hra o 3 dějstvích 1 exemplaar
La nuit de l'iguane, suivi de 'Le long séjour interrompu' et de 'Vingt-sept remorques pleines de coton' 1 exemplaar
Teatro 2. La noche de la iguana - Lo que no se dice - Súbitamente el último verano - Periodo de ajuste. (1966) 1 exemplaar
Tutti i racconti 1 exemplaar
La chatte sur un toit brûlant, suivi de La descente d'Orphée [Cat on a Hot Tin Roof / Orpheus Descending] (2003) — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Un tramway nommé désir [A Streetcar Named Desire] ; Portrait d'une madone [Portrait of a Madona] ; Propriété… — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Lynda Benglis (Brochure) 1976 1 exemplaar
The Catastrophe of Success 1 exemplaar
No Bar de Um Hotel de Tóquio 1 exemplaar
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Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Williams, Tennessee
- Officiële naam
- Williams, Thomas Lanier, III
- Geboortedatum
- 1911-03-26
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1983-02-25
- Graflocatie
- Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Columbus, Mississippi, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- New York, New York, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- choking
drug overdose - Woonplaatsen
- Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Key West, Florida, USA
New York, New York, USA - Opleiding
- University of Iowa (BA|1938)
- Beroepen
- playwright
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (1980)
Kennedy Center Honors (1979)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature ∙ 1944)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1952)
Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1948, 1955)
New York Drama Critics Circle Award (1945, 1948, 1955, 1962) (toon alle 11)
American Theater Hall of Fame (1979)
Tony Award for Best Play (1951)
Clarksdale Walk of Fame
St Louis Walk of Fame
Rainbow Honor Walk (2014) - Agent
- Tom Erhardt (Casarotto Ramsay and Associates Ltd) - estate agent
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Penguin Modern Classics) door Tennessee Williams
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Mooi compact toneelstuk dat zich afspeelt in New Orleans. Gaat in essentie over de (lamentabele) vrouwelijke conditie. Hoofdfiguur Blance is het typevoorbeeld van de neurotische vrouw, Stanley van het alfamannetje.
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