Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1911 - 1983

Occupation

Playwright

Notable Achievements

Pulitzer Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom

Description

Playwright, author, screenwriter. Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1948, 1955. Notable plays include 'The Glass Menagerie' (1944), 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (1955), and 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947). Partner was Frank Merlo.

See Also

• LGBTQ Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
• Notable LGBTQ Playwrights

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.biography.com/people/tennessee-williams-9532952
• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/tennessee-williams/about-tennessee-williams/737/
• http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/