Writer

Tennessee Williams

1911 – 1983

Active years (films on this site)

1951–1964

Genres

Drama

Schools and movements

Classical Hollywood

Directors worked with

Elia Kazan1 filmJohn Huston1 film

Biography

Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III 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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1948
• Tony Award for Best Play 1951
• Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1955
• St. Louis Literary Award 1974
• star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

National / local

• Kennedy Center Honors 1979
• Presidential Medal of Freedom 1980
• Florida Artists Hall of Fame

2 films on this site

1. A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 · Elia Kazan · IMDb 7.9 · Writer
2. The Night of the Iguana 1964 · John Huston · IMDb 7.5 · Writer