Tennessee Williams
author profile
born
March 26, 1911
died
February 25, 1983
gender
male
place of birth
Columbus, Mississippi, The United States
genre
Theater
influences
Anton Chekhov, D.H. Lawrence
about this author
Thomas Lanier Williams III, better known by the nickname Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright of the twentieth century who received many of the top theatrical awards for his work. He moved to New Orleans in 1939 and changed his name to "Tennessee," the state of his father's birth. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Streetcar Named Desire in 1948 and for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. In addition, The Glass Menagerie (1945) and The Night of the Iguana (1961) received New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. His 1952 play The Rose Tattoo (dedicated to his lover, Frank Merlo), received the Tony Award for best play.
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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams avg rating 3.57 — 10,425 ratings — published 1945 43 editions |
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams avg rating 3.91 — 8,256 ratings — published 1947 54 editions |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams avg rating 4.02 — 2,528 ratings — published 1955 32 editions |
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Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams avg rating 3.89 — 614 ratings — published 1967 4 editions |
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The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams avg rating 3.79 — 519 ratings — published 1962 9 editions |
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Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams avg rating 3.81 — 292 ratings — published 1948 2 editions |
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Three by Tennessee: Sweet Bird of Youth; The Rose Tattoo; The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams avg rating 4.22 — 174 ratings — published 1976 6 editions |
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The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams avg rating 3.76 — 192 ratings — published 1955 7 editions |
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Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams avg rating 3.99 — 141 ratings — published 1998 |
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Collected Stories (A New Directions Book) by Tennessee Williams avg rating 4.24 — 132 ratings — published 1985 7 editions |
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