O'Neill, Eugene (Gladstone)
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born Oct. 16, 1888, New York, N.Y., U.S.
died Nov. 27, 1953, Boston, Mass.
U.S. playwright.
The son of a touring actor, he spent an itinerant youth as a seaman, heavy drinker, and derelict, then began writing plays while recovering from tuberculosis (1912). His one-act
Bound East for Cardiff (1916) was produced by the experimental
Provincetown Players, which also staged his other early plays (1916–20).
Beyond the Horizon was produced on Broadway in 1920, earning him his first Pulitzer Prize. Enormously prolific, he often wrote about tortured family relationships and the conflict between idealism and materialism. Soon recognized as a major dramatist, he became widely translated and produced. His many plays of the 1920s include
The Emperor Jones (1921),
The Hairy Ape (1922),
Anna Christie (1922; Pulitzer Prize),
Desire Under the Elms (1925),
The Great God Brown (1926), and
Strange Interlude (1928; Pulitzer Prize). Among his later plays are
Mourning Becomes Electra (1931),
Ah! Wilderness (1933; his only comedy),
The Iceman Cometh (1946), and the
autobiographical Long Day's Journey into Night (produced 1956; Pulitzer Prize), considered his masterpiece. O'Neill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936, the first U.S. playwright so honoured.
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O'Neill,Eugene Gladstone — O Neill (ō nēlʹ), Eugene Gladstone. 1888 1953. American playwright. Among his works are Mourning Becomes Electra (1931) and Long Day s Journey into Night (produced 1956), for which he was awarded his fourth Pulitzer Prize. He won the 1936 Nobel… … Universalium
O'Neill, Eugene Gladstone — (1888 1953) Born in a hotel room and God damn it died in a hotel room! were reportedly among the Nobel Prize winning playwright s last words. The son of the renowned actor James O Neill and Ella Quinlan O Neill was born in a hotel near today… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
O'Neill, Eugene (Gladstone) — (16 oct. 1888, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.–27 nov. 1953, Boston, Mass.). Dramaturgo estadounidense. Hijo de un actor itinerante, vivió una juventud de abandono, en la que abusó del alcohol, además de ejercer como marino errante. Comenzó a escribir… … Enciclopedia Universal
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill — Eugene O Neill Pour les articles homonymes, voir O Neill. Eugene O Neill … Wikipédia en Français
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill — noun United States playwright (1888 1953) • Syn: ↑O Neill, ↑Eugene O Neill • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑playwright … Useful english dictionary
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O'Neill, Eugene — ▪ American dramatist Introduction in full Eugene Gladstone O Neill born Oct. 16, 1888, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 27, 1953, Boston, Mass. foremost American dramatist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936. His… … Universalium
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Eugene O'Neill — noun United States playwright (1888 1953) • Syn: ↑O Neill, ↑Eugene Gladstone O Neill • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑playwright * * * Eugene O’Neill [Eugene ONeill … Useful english dictionary
