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   Who was Tennessee Williams?

   • 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.

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   What is Tennessee Williams best known for?

   • Finish the semester strong with Britannica. Tennessee Williams (1911–83) was an American dramatist whose best-known plays include A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. His work reveals a world of human frustration in which sex and violence underlie an atmosphere of romantic gentility.

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   How did Tennessee Williams die?

   • Surrounded by bottles of wine and pills, Williams died in a New York City hotel room on February 25, 1983. Best Known For: Tennessee Williams was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose works include 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' We strive for accuracy and fairness.

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   Who were Tennessee Williams parents?

   • Tennessee Williams was born Thomas Lanier Williams on March 26, 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi. His parents were Edwina Dakin and Cornelius Coffin “C.C.” Williams. He was close to his maternal grandparents, Rose and Reverend Walter Dakin, and his family lived in the reverend’s parsonage for much of his early childhood.

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   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.

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   May 19, 2024 · Tennessee Williams (1911–83) was an American dramatist whose best-known plays include A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. His work reveals a world of human frustration in which sex and violence underlie an atmosphere of romantic gentility.

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   Dec 31, 2019 · Fast Facts: Tennessee Williams. Full Name: Thomas Lanier Williams III. Known For: Pulitzer-Prize-winning American playwright whose plays explored the charming façade and the actual decay of the South, difficult women, and queerness. Born: March 26, 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi. Parents: Edwina Dakin and Cornelius Coffin “C.C.” Williams.

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   Tennessee Williams Biography. Born: March 26, 1914. Columbus, Mississippi. Died: February 25, 1983. New York, New York. American dramatist, playwright, and writer. Tennessee Williams, dramatist and fiction writer, was one of America's major mid-twentieth-century playwrights. He is best known for his powerful plays, A Streetcar Named Desire and ...

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   Tennessee Williams. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. March 26, 1911 · Columbus, Mississippi, USA. Died. February 25, 1983 · New York City, New York, USA (after choking on a bottle cap) Birth name. Thomas Lanier Williams. Nickname. The Bird. Height. 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) Mini Bio.