Tennessee Williams
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| - | '''Thomas Lanier Williams III''' ([[March 26]], [[1911]] – [[February 25]], [[1983]]), better known by the [[pseudonym]] '''Tennessee Williams''', was an [[United States|American]] [[gay]] [[playwright]]. He won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] for ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' in [[1948]] and for ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' in [[1955]]. In addition to those two plays, ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' in [[1945]] and ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' in [[1961]] received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. His [[1952]] play ''[[The Rose Tattoo]]'' (dedicated to his boyfriend, Frank Merlo), received the [[Tony Award]] for best play. Genre critics maintain that Williams wrote in the [[Southern Gothic]] style.{{GFDL}} | + | '''Thomas Lanier Williams III''' ([[March 26]], [[1911]] – [[February 25]], [[1983]]), better known by the [[pseudonym]] '''Tennessee Williams''', was an [[United States|American]] [[gay]] [[playwright]] and screenwriter best-known for ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' and the film ''[[Baby Doll]]''.{{GFDL}} |
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Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), better known by the pseudonym Tennessee Williams, was an American gay playwright and screenwriter best-known for A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and the film Baby Doll.
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