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Born
Mar 26, 1911
Columbus, Mississippi, USA
Died
Feb 25, 1983
New York, New York, USA
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Thomas Lanier Williams [Birthname]
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Ethan Hawke
The Rose Tattoo (Oct 15, 2019 - Dec 08, 2019)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Glass Menagerie (Mar 09, 2017 - May 21, 2017)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaRevival
The Glass Menagerie (Sep 26, 2013 - Feb 23, 2014)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaRevival
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Jan 17, 2013 - Mar 30, 2013)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Apr 22, 2012 - Jul 22, 2012)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Mar 06, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayAll Black Cast DramaRevival
A Streetcar Named Desire (Apr 26, 2005 - Jul 03, 2005)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaRevival
The Glass Menagerie (Mar 22, 2005 - Jul 03, 2005)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaRevival
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Nov 02, 2003 - Mar 07, 2004)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaRevival
Not About Nightingales (Feb 25, 1999 - Jun 13, 1999)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaOriginal
Summer and Smoke (Sep 05, 1996 - Oct 20, 1996)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Night of the Iguana (Mar 21, 1996 - May 19, 1996)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Garden District (Oct 10, 1995 - Nov 05, 1995)
  • Something Unspoken
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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  • Suddenly Last Summer
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Rose Tattoo (Apr 30, 1995 - Jul 02, 1995)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Glass Menagerie (Nov 15, 1994 - Jan 01, 1995)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Apr 12, 1992 - Aug 09, 1992)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Mar 21, 1990 - Aug 01, 1990)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Orpheus Descending (Sep 24, 1989 - Dec 17, 1989)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Night of the Iguana (Jun 26, 1988 - Sep 04, 1988)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Mar 10, 1988 - May 22, 1988)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Glass Menagerie (Dec 01, 1983 - Feb 19, 1984)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Clothes for a Summer Hotel (Mar 26, 1980 - Apr 06, 1980)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaOriginal
Vieux Carré (May 11, 1977 - May 15, 1977)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
  • Lyrics for "Sugar in the Cane" and "Lonesome Man" by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaOriginal
The Night of the Iguana (Dec 16, 1976 - Feb 20, 1977)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (Nov 23, 1976 - Dec 12, 1976)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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A Memory of Two Mondays / 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (Jan 26, 1976 - Mar 21, 1976)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Sweet Bird of Youth (Dec 29, 1975 - Feb 08, 1976)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Glass Menagerie (Dec 18, 1975 - Feb 22, 1976)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Sep 24, 1974 - Feb 08, 1975)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaRevival
A Streetcar Named Desire (Oct 01, 1973 - Nov 18, 1973)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaRevival
A Streetcar Named Desire (Apr 26, 1973 - Jul 29, 1973)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Out Cry (Mar 01, 1973 - Mar 10, 1973)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Camino Real (Jan 08, 1970 - Feb 21, 1970)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Seven Descents of Myrtle (Mar 27, 1968 - Apr 20, 1968)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Rose Tattoo (Nov 09, 1966 - Dec 31, 1966)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Slapstick Tragedy (Feb 22, 1966 - Feb 26, 1966)
  • The Mutilated
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayOne ActOriginal
  • The Gnadiges Fraulein
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Glass Menagerie (May 04, 1965 - Oct 02, 1965)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (Jan 01, 1964 - Jan 04, 1964)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (Jan 16, 1963 - Mar 16, 1963)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Night of the Iguana (Dec 28, 1961 - Sep 29, 1962)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Period of Adjustment (Nov 10, 1960 - Mar 04, 1961)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Triple Play (Apr 15, 1959 - May 16, 1959)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Sweet Bird of Youth (Mar 10, 1959 - Jan 30, 1960)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Orpheus Descending (Mar 21, 1957 - May 18, 1957)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
  • Lyrics for "Heavenly Grass" by Tennessee Williams
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Feb 15, 1956 - Feb 26, 1956)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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All in One (Apr 19, 1955 - May 28, 1955)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Mar 24, 1955 - Nov 17, 1956)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Camino Real (Mar 17, 1953 - May 09, 1953)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaOriginal
Slavenska-Franklin Co. (Dec 08, 1952 - Jan 03, 1953)
  • "A Streetcar Named Desire" based on the play by Tennessee Williams
SpecialBalletOriginal
The Rose Tattoo (Feb 03, 1951 - Oct 27, 1951)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaOriginal
A Streetcar Named Desire (May 23, 1950 - Jun 11, 1950)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Summer and Smoke (Oct 06, 1948 - Jan 01, 1949)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Dec 03, 1947 - Dec 17, 1949)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
PlayDramaOriginal
You Touched Me (Sep 25, 1945 - Jan 05, 1946)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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The Glass Menagerie (Mar 31, 1945 - Aug 03, 1946)
  • Written by Tennessee Williams
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Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1999 | Nominee  | Not About Nightingales
Written by Tennessee Williams
 

Best Play

1962 | Nominee  | The Night of the Iguana
Written by Tennessee Williams
 

Best Play

1956 | Nominee  | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Written by Tennessee Williams

Best Play

1951 | Winner  | The Rose Tattoo
Written by Tennessee Williams

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1955 | Winner  | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Written by Tennessee Williams

for Drama

1948 | Winner  | A Streetcar Named Desire
Written by Tennessee Williams

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Play

1999 | Nominee  | Not About Nightingales
Written by Tennessee Williams

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