Tennessee Williams Papers, 1930-1970

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Tennessee Williams Papers, 1930-1970

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Thomas Lanier Williams (1911-1983) was born in Columbus, Missouri. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for , and another in 1955 for . Many of his plays were adapted for the screen. His works include 24 major plays, 2 novels, several screenplays, and a volume of memoirs. The collection contains manuscripts of several of Williams' published and unpublished plays, play fragments, short stories, screen scenarios, and poems. A Streetcar Named Desire Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983

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Thomas Lanier Williams was born on March 26, 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi. His father, Cornelius, a salesman who was largely absent had a bad relationship with Tennessee, the second of his three children. Consequently, Tennessee was raised predominantly by his mother, Edwina, and maternal grandparents. His often strained and disturbed family life became the fodder for many of his plays. After moving to New Orleans in his late 20s, and adopting the name Tenn...

Maxwell, Gilbert, 1910-

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Gilbert Maxwell (1910-1979), actor, author, editor, and educator, born in Washington, Georgia. From the description of Gilbert Maxwell papers, 1931-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476365 ...