Author

Tennessee Williams

American playwright; two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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Southern American dramaKnown for

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), one of the 20th century's most superb writers, was also one of its most successful and prolific. His classic works include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, Summer and Smoke, Camino Real, Sweet Bird of Youth, Night of the Iguana, Orpheus Descending, and The Rose Tattoo.

Born1911 · Columbus, USA

Notable works A Streetcar Named DesireThe Glass MenagerieCat on a Hot Tin Roof

HonoursPulitzer Prize for Drama (1948) · Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1955) · Tony Award for Best Play (1948)