The Art of Theater No. 5
On being single: “You know what happened to poor Norman Mailer. One wife after another, and all that alimony. I've been spared all that.”
Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams is considered one of America’s greatest playwrights. A gay man raised in the American South, Williams is known for plays that depict the violence and sexual impulses underlying polite society. His first success came in 1944 with The Glass Menagerie, which was quickly followed by such hits as A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), both of which were awarded the Pulitzer Prize, among many others. In addition to drama, Williams wrote short fiction as well as poetry.
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