Personal Info
Tennessee Williams
Writing
Biography
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. At age 33, after years of obscurity, Williams suddenly became famous with the success of The Glass Menagerie (1944) in New York City. 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 Igu…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
as Self - Playwright (archive footage)
Beautiful Darling
as Self (archive footage)
The Yellow Bird
as Narrator (voice)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Self (archive footage)
Tennessee Williams' South
Begegnung mit Tennessee Williams
as Self - Interviewee
The Rose Tattoo
as Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited)
The Screen Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
