Williams,Tennessee

Williams,Tennessee
Williams, Tennessee. Originally Thomas Lanier Williams. 1911-1983.
American playwright whose works often concern family tensions and sexual anxiety. They include A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), each of which won the Pulitzer Prize.

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  • Williams, Tennessee — orig. Thomas Lanier Williams born March 26, 1911, Columbus, Miss., U.S. died Feb. 25, 1983, New York, N.Y. U.S. playwright. The son of a traveling salesman and a clergyman s daughter, he lived in St. Louis from age 12. After attending several… …   Universalium

  • Williams, Tennessee — ► (1911 83) Seudónimo de Thomas Lanier Williams, dramaturgo estadounidense. Alcanzó fama mundial con el drama Un tranvía llamado deseo (premio Pulitzer 1948). Obtuvo también un gran éxito con La noche de la iguana (1962) y La gata sobre el tejado …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Williams, Tennessee — pseud. di Williams, Thomas Lanier …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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  • Tennessee — es un estado del sur de los Estados Unidos de América. * * * Río del SE de E.U.A., afluente izquierdo del Ohio. Nace en los Apalaches, cruza la meseta de Cumberland, pasa por Chatta nooga y se une al Ohio por Paducah (Kentucky); 1 049 km. Estado… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Tennessee Williams — Infobox Writer name = Tennessee Williams caption = Williams in 1965. birthdate = birth date|1911|3|26|mf=y birthplace = Colombus, Mississippi deathdate = death date and age|1983|2|24|1911|3|26|mf=y deathplace = New York, New York occupation =… …   Wikipedia

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