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Tennessee Williams

Born

in Columbus, Mississippi, The United States

March 26, 1911

Died

February 25, 1983

Genre

Theater

Influences

Clarence Darrow, Anton Chekhov, D.H. Lawrence ...more

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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.

Raised in St. Louis, Missouri, after years of obscurity, at age 33 he became famous with the success of The Glass Menagerie (1944) in New York City. This play closely reflected his own unhappy family background. 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, he attempted a new style that did not ap ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 577,397 ratings · 17,360 reviews · 626 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,367 ratings — published 1947 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glass Menagerie 3.73 avg rating — 138,617 ratings — published 1945 — 178 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 4.06 avg rating — 62,982 ratings — published 1955 — 152 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suddenly Last Summer 3.94 avg rating — 7,527 ratings — published 1958 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night of the Iguana 3.86 avg rating — 5,684 ratings — published 1961 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Bird of Youth 3.71 avg rating — 3,458 ratings — published 1959 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer and Smoke 3.98 avg rating — 3,185 ratings — published 1948 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rose Tattoo 3.67 avg rating — 2,575 ratings — published 1951 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orpheus Descending 3.83 avg rating — 1,757 ratings — published 1957 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 3.65 avg rating — 1,704 ratings — published 1950 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams

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