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Date of Birth:

26 March 1911, Columbus, Mississippi, USA more

Date of Death:

25 February 1983, New York City, New York, USA more

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Mini Biography:

Tennessee Williams met long-term partner Frank Merlo in the summer... more

Trivia:

Won two Tony Awards in 1951 for "The Rose Tattoo:" as Best Author (Dramatic)... more

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Rain (completed) (2009) (V)	(writer)	2009	-	-

2.	The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)	(screenplay)	2008	-	6.2 (151)

3.	Akale (2004)	(play "Glass Menagerie")	2004	-	8.6 (90)

4.	The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV)	(novella)	2003	-	6.4 (482)

5.	The Yellow Bird (2001)	(play)	2001	-	9.0 (53)

6.	The Night of the Iguana (2000)	(writer)	2000	-	-

7.	"Great Performances" (1972)	(1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	8.4 (105)
	1 TV episode: "Great Performances: A Streetcar Named Desire: From the San Francisco Opera" (play)
8.	A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) (TV)	(play)	1995	-	6.9 (433)

9.	Pokoj u trati (1994)	(play "The Strangest Kind of Romance")	1994	-	-

10.	Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV)	(play)	1993	-	7.0 (110)

11.	Orpheus Descending (1990) (TV)	(play)	1990	-	6.8 (98)
	AKAs: Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending
12.	27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1990) (V)	(writer)	1990	-	9.6 (18)

13.	Een vreemde liefde (1990) (TV)	(play "The Strangest Kind of Romance")	1990	-	-

14.	Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) (TV)	(play)	1989	-	5.9 (192)

15.	The Drift (1989) (V)	(novel "The Roman Spring of Mrs.Stone")	1989	-	5.3 (9)

16.	The Glass Menagerie (1987)	(play)	1987	-	7.2 (995)

17.	Noir et blanc (1986)	(story) (uncredited)	1986	-	7.2 (64)

18.	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984) (TV)	(play)	1984	-	6.8 (207)

19.	A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) (TV)	(play)	1984	-	7.2 (195)

20.	Linje lusta (1981) (TV)	(play "A Streetcar Named Desire")	1981	-	7.7 (11)

21.	Bourbon Street Blues (1979)	(play)	1979	-	8.6 (13)

22.	Sirça kümes (1977) (TV)	(play "The Glass Menagerie")	1977	-	-
	AKAs: The Glass Menagerie (International: English title)
23.	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976) (TV)	(play) (screenplay)	1976	-	7.5 (103)
	AKAs: Laurence Olivier Presents: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (UK: series title)
24.	Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976) (TV)	(play)	1976	-	7.7 (32)

25.	Sprich zu mir wie der Regen (1976)	(play "Talk to Me Like the Rain")	1976	-	-

26.	Hablame como la lluvia (1976)	(play)	1976	-	-

27.	"El teatro" (1974)	(1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	-
	1 TV episode: "El teatro: Verano y humo" (play)
28.	The Migrants (1974) (TV)	(story)	1974	-	6.8 (36)

29.	The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV)	(play)	1973	-	7.6 (333)
	AKAs: Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (USA: complete title)
30.	Lasinen eläintarha (1973) (TV)	(play "The Glass Menagerie")	1973	-	-

31.	"BBC Play of the Month" (1965)	(1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	7.5 (24)
	1 TV episode: "BBC Play of the Month: Summer and Smoke (#7.5)" (play)
32.	Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)	(play "Seven Descents of Myrtle")	1970	-	5.3 (74)
	AKAs: Blood Kin The Seven Descents of Myrtle
33.	Dragon Country (1970) (TV)	(plays "I Can't Imagine Tomorrow", "Talk to Me Like the Rain" and "Let Me Listen")	1970	-	6.7 (11)

34.	Die Glasmenagerie (1969) (TV)	(novel)	1969	-	-

35.	Glassmenasjeriet (1969) (TV)	(play)	1969	-	-

36.	Hilsen fra Bertha (1968) (TV)	(play "Hello from Bertha")	1968	-	-

37.	Boom (1968)	(play "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore") (screenplay)	1968	-	5.2 (420)
	AKAs: Boom! (USA)
38.	Portret van een madonna (1968) (TV)	(writer)	1968	-	-

39.	Glasmenageriet (1967) (TV)	(writer)	1967	-	-

40.	The Glass Menagerie (1966) (TV)	(play)	1966	-	8.5 (16)
	AKAs: CBS Playhouse: The Glass Menagerie (USA)
41.	Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966) (TV)	(play) (screenplay)	1966	-	7.5 (21)

42.	This Property Is Condemned (1966)	(play)	1966	-	6.9 (1,484)

43.	Outoa romantiikkaa (1966) (TV)	(play "The Strangest Kind of Romance")	1966	-	-

44.	"Teatterituokio" (1962)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Teatterituokio: Moonyn poika ei itke" (play "Mooney's Kid Don't Cry")
45.	Torakkanainen (1965) (TV)	(play "The Lady of Larkspur Lotion")	1965	-	-

46.	Tervehdys Berthalta (1965) (TV)	(play "Hello from Bertha")	1965	-	-

47.	"Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1965)	(1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	7.3 (9)
	1 TV episode: "Thirty-Minute Theatre: Portrait of a Madonna (#1.3)" (writer)
48.	Mooney's jongen huilt niet (1965) (TV)	(play "Mooney's Kid Don't Cry")	1965	-	-

49.	The Night of the Iguana (1964)	(play)	1964	-	7.6 (3,994)

50.	Lo zoo di vetro (1963) (TV)	(play)	1963	-	-

51.	Period of Adjustment (1962)	(play "A Period of Adjustment")	1962	-	6.2 (366)

52.	Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)	(play "Sweet Bird of Youth")	1962	-	7.5 (2,127)

53.	The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)	(novel)	1961	-	6.5 (714)
	AKAs: The Widow and the Gigolo
54.	Summer and Smoke (1961)	(play)	1961	-	8.1 (724)

55.	Talo määrätty hävitettäväksi (1960) (TV)	(play)	1960	-	-

56.	The Fugitive Kind (1960)	(play "Orpheus Descending") (screenplay)	1960	-	7.1 (1,292)

57.	Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)	(play "Suddenly, Last Summer") (screenplay)	1959	-	7.6 (4,264)

58.	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)	(play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof")	1958	-	8.0 (13,253)

59.	Baby Doll (1956)	(screenplay)	1956	-	7.4 (1,806)

60.	Un tranvía llamado Deseo (1956) (TV)	(play "A Streetcar Named Desire")	1956	-	-

61.	The Rose Tattoo (1955)	(play) (screenplay)	1955	-	7.2 (1,239)

62.	A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955) (TV)	(play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof")	1955	-	-

63.	Senso (1954)	(dialogue collaborator)	1954	-	7.7 (1,141)
	AKAs: Livia (USA: censored version) The Wanton Countess (USA: TV title)
64.	"TV de Vanguarda" (1952)	(1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	-
	1 TV episode: "TV de Vanguarda: Algemas de Cristal (#2.17)" (play)
65.	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)	(original play "A Streetcar Named Desire") (screenplay)	1951	-	8.1 (29,996)

66.	The Glass Menagerie (1950)	(play) (screenplay)	1950	-	7.2 (448)

67.	"Actor's Studio" (1948)	(1 episode, 1948)	1948	-	7.0 (23)
	AKAs: The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title) 1 TV episode: "Actor's Studio: Portrait of a Madonna (#1.1)" (play)
68.	"Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)	(unknown episodes)	1947	-	8.2 (28)
	AKAs: Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title) Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Yellow Bird (2001)	(voice) Narrator	2001	-	9.0 (53)

2.	The Rose Tattoo (1955)	(uncredited) Man at Mardi Gras Club	1955	-	7.2 (1,239)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Baby Doll (1956)	(producer)	1956	-	7.4 (1,806)

Thanks				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	I Fight Piranhas (completed) (2009)	(thanks)	2009	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Seven Portraits (1984)	Himself	1984	-	-

2.	The Donsinger Women and Their Handyman Jack (1983)	Himself	1983	-	-

3.	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1979) (TV)	Himself (Honoree)	1979	-	8.4 (29)

4.	A Salute to American Imagination (1978) (TV)	Himself	1978	-	6.0 (6)

5.	"The Lively Arts" (1975)	Himself (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Lively Arts: Tennessee Williams" Himself
6.	"Midi-Première" (1969)	Himself (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Midi-Première: (1976-05-15)" Himself
7.	"V.I.P.-Schaukel" (1971)	Himself (1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	7.5 (23)
	1 TV episode: "V.I.P.-Schaukel: (#4.1)" Himself
8.	Tennessee Williams' South (1973) (TV)	Himself	1973	-	6.6 (14)

9.	The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards	1972	-	5.3 (50)

10.	"The Irv Kupcinet Show" (1953)	Himself (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	8.5 (6)
	1 TV episode: "The Irv Kupcinet Show: (1971-06-19)" Himself
11.	"NET Playhouse" (1966)	Himself (1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	-
	1 TV episode: "NET Playhouse: Helen Hayes Remembers" Himself
12.	"Today" (1952)	Himself (1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	4.6 (318)
	AKAs: NBC News Today (USA: promotional title) The Today Show (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "Today: (1965-05-11)" Himself


1.	Beautiful Darling (2009)	Himself

2.	Ptown Diaries (2009)

3.	Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007)	Himself

4.	Brando (2007) (TV)	Himself

5.	Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) (TV)	Himself

6.	The Screen Director (1951)	(uncredited) Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Book: "Hard Candy: A Book of Stories" (New York: New Directions Publishing Corp. 1967; ISBN 0811202216) more

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies | 3 Portrayals | 8 Print Biographies | 8 Articles more

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Short | Comedy more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | American South | Southern Gothic | Foreign Language Adaptation more

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