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Overview
Date of Birth:
26 March
1911
,
Columbus, Mississippi, USA
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Date of Death:
25 February
1983
, New York City, New York, USA
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Mini Biography:
Tennesse Williams ranks after Eugene O'Neill as the greatest playwright...
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Trivia:
He was raised in St. Louis, MO. He earned his B.A. degree from the University...
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations
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Join our live webcam chat with 'Teardrop Diamond' star Bryce Dallas Howard on Wednesday
(From
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. 15 December 2009, 2:29 PM, PST)
Tennessee Williams on Screen and Stage
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. 14 December 2009, 2:22 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Tennessee
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Writer
,
Actor
,
Producer
,
Thanks
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Writer:
In Production
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
Rain
(2009) (V)
(
completed
)
(writer)
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
(2008) (screenplay)
Akale
(2004) (play "Glass Menagerie")
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
(2003) (TV) (novella)
The Yellow Bird
(2001) (play)
The Night of the Iguana
(2000) (writer)
"Great Performances"
(1 episode, 1998)
-
A Streetcar Named Desire: From the San Francisco Opera
(1998)
TV episode
(play)
A Streetcar Named Desire
(1995) (TV) (play)
Pokoj u trati
(1994) (play "The Strangest Kind of Romance")
Suddenly, Last Summer
(1993) (TV) (play)
Orpheus Descending
(1990) (TV) (play)
... aka Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
(1990) (V) (writer)
Een vreemde liefde
(1990) (TV) (play "The Strangest Kind of Romance")
Sweet Bird of Youth
(1989) (TV) (play)
The Drift
(1989) (V) (novel "The Roman Spring of Mrs.Stone")
The Glass Menagerie
(1987) (play)
Noir et blanc
(1986) (story) (uncredited)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1984) (TV) (play)
A Streetcar Named Desire
(1984) (TV) (play)
Linje lusta
(1981) (TV) (play "A Streetcar Named Desire")
Bourbon Street Blues
(1979) (play)
Sirça kümes
(1977) (TV) (play "The Glass Menagerie")
... aka The Glass Menagerie (International: English title)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1976) (TV) (play) (screenplay)
... aka Laurence Olivier Presents: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (UK: series title)
Eccentricities of a Nightingale
(1976) (TV) (play)
Sprich zu mir wie der Regen
(1976) (play "Talk to Me Like the Rain")
Hablame como la lluvia
(1976) (play)
"El teatro"
(1 episode, 1974)
-
Verano y humo
(1974)
TV episode
(play)
The Migrants
(1974) (TV) (story)
The Glass Menagerie
(1973) (TV) (play)
... aka Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (USA: complete title)
Lasinen eläintarha
(1973) (TV) (play "The Glass Menagerie")
"BBC Play of the Month"
(1 episode, 1972)
-
Summer and Smoke
(1972)
TV episode
(play)
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
(1970) (play "Seven Descents of Myrtle")
... aka Blood Kin
... aka The Seven Descents of Myrtle
Dragon Country
(1970) (TV) (plays "I Can't Imagine Tomorrow", "Talk to Me Like the Rain" and "Let Me Listen")
Die Glasmenagerie
(1969) (TV) (novel)
Glassmenasjeriet
(1969) (TV) (play)
Hilsen fra Bertha
(1968) (TV) (play "Hello from Bertha")
Boom
(1968) (play "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore") (screenplay)
... aka Boom! (USA)
Portret van een madonna
(1968) (TV) (writer)
Glasmenageriet
(1967) (TV) (writer)
The Glass Menagerie
(1966) (TV) (play)
... aka CBS Playhouse: The Glass Menagerie (USA)
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
(1966) (TV) (play) (screenplay)
This Property Is Condemned
(1966) (play)
Outoa romantiikkaa
(1966) (TV) (play "The Strangest Kind of Romance")
"Teatterituokio"
(1 episode, 1966)
-
Moonyn poika ei itke
(1966)
TV episode
(play "Mooney's Kid Don't Cry")
Torakkanainen
(1965) (TV) (play "The Lady of Larkspur Lotion")
Tervehdys Berthalta
(1965) (TV) (play "Hello from Bertha")
"Thirty-Minute Theatre"
(1 episode, 1965)
-
Portrait of a Madonna
(1965)
TV episode
(writer)
Mooney's jongen huilt niet
(1965) (TV) (play "Mooney's Kid Don't Cry")
The Night of the Iguana
(1964) (play)
"ITV Play of the Week"
(1 episode, 1964)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
-
Camino Real
(1964)
TV episode
(story)
Lo zoo di vetro
(1963) (TV) (play)
Period of Adjustment
(1962) (play "A Period of Adjustment")
Sweet Bird of Youth
(1962) (play "Sweet Bird of Youth")
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
(1961) (novel)
... aka The Widow and the Gigolo
Summer and Smoke
(1961) (play)
Talo määrätty hävitettäväksi
(1960) (TV) (play)
Suddenly, Last Summer
(1959) (play "Suddenly, Last Summer") (screenplay)
The Fugitive Kind
(1959) (play "Orpheus Descending") (screenplay)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1958) (play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof")
Baby Doll
(1956) (screenplay)
Un tranvía llamado Deseo
(1956) (TV) (play "A Streetcar Named Desire")
The Rose Tattoo
(1955) (play) (screenplay)
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
(1955) (TV) (play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof")
Senso
(1954) (dialogue collaborator)
... aka Livia (USA: censored version)
... aka The Wanton Countess (USA: TV title)
"TV de Vanguarda"
(1 episode, 1953)
-
Algemas de Cristal
(1953)
TV episode
(play)
A Streetcar Named Desire
(1951) (original play "A Streetcar Named Desire") (screenplay)
The Glass Menagerie
(1950) (play) (screenplay)
"Actor's Studio"
(1 episode, 1948)
... aka The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title)
-
Portrait of a Madonna
(1948)
TV episode
(play)
"Kraft Television Theatre"
(1947)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
Actor:
2000s
1950s
The Yellow Bird
(2001) (voice) .... Narrator
The Rose Tattoo
(1955) (uncredited) .... Man at Mardi Gras Club
Producer:
Baby Doll
(1956) (producer)
Thanks:
In Production
2000s
I Fight Piranhas
(2009)
(
completed
)
(thanks)
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
(2008) (dedicatee) (as Tennessee)
Self:
1980s
1970s
1960s
Seven Portraits
(1984) .... Himself
The Donsinger Women and Their Handyman Jack
(1983) .... Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
(1979) (TV) .... Himself (Honoree)
A Salute to American Imagination
(1978) (TV) .... Himself
"The Lively Arts"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
-
Tennessee Williams
(1976)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Midi-Première"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
-
Episode dated 15 May 1976
(1976)
TV episode
.... Himself
"V.I.P.-Schaukel"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
-
Episode #4.1
(1974)
TV episode
.... Himself
Tennessee Williams' South
(1973) (TV) .... Himself
The 44th Annual Academy Awards
(1972) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
"The Irv Kupcinet Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
-
Episode dated 19 June 1971
(1971)
TV episode
.... Himself
"NET Playhouse"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
-
Helen Hayes Remembers
(1970)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The David Frost Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
-
Episode #2.103
(1970)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Today"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
-
Episode dated 11 May 1965
(1965)
TV episode
.... Himself
Archive Footage:
Beautiful Darling
(2009) .... Himself
Ptown Diaries
(2009)
Chris & Don. A Love Story
(2007) .... Himself
Brando
(2007) (TV) .... Himself
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
(1994) (TV) .... Himself
The Screen Director
(1951) (uncredited) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Book: "Hard Candy: A Book of Stories" (New York: New Directions Publishing Corp. 1967; ISBN 0811202216)
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Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 3 Portrayals | 8 Print Biographies | 8 Articles
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Genres:
Drama
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Romance
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Comedy
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Plot Keywords:
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American South
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Southern Gothic
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Male Female Relationship
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