Tennessee Williams
March 26, 1911 · 115 years old
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…
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9 titles
A Streetcar Named Desire
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
Suddenly, Last Summer
A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.
Baby Doll
An immature and naive teenage bride holds her anxious husband at bay while flirting with an amorous Sicilian farmer.
The Fugitive Kind
A guitar-playing drifter wanders into a small Mississippi town and inflames two troubled women.
The Rose Tattoo
A Sicilian seamstress who idolizes her husband must deal with several family crises upon his sudden death.
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
A rebellious socialite defies social conventions for a once-in-a-lifetime shot at true love, only to see her hopes shattered after a priceless diamond vanishes into thin air. Adapted from a long-lost Tennessee Williams screenplay.
The Glass Menagerie
A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Live theatrical production of Tennessee Williams' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'.
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
The work, lives and personal journeys of two iconic American artists coalesce with creative combustion in this innovative dual-portrait documentary.