Biography: He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright in 1948 whose works include The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Born:March 26,1911 Birthplace: Columbus, Mississippi, USA
1944-12-26 Tennessee Williams' 1st successful play "The Glass Menagerie" premieres in Chicago
1945-03-31 Tennessee Williams' stage drama "The Glass Menagerie" premieres in NYC
1947-12-03 Tennessee Williams' stage drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", starringJessica Tandy,Marlon Brando, and Kin Hunter, and directed byElia Kazan opens the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 855 performances, wins a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize
1948-05-03 Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener for his novel "Tales of the South Pacific" and Tennessee Williams for his play "A Streetcar Named Desire"
1949-12-17 Tennessee Williams' stage drama "A Streetcar Named Desire", starringJessica Tandy,Marlon Brando, and Kim Hunter, and directed byElia Kazan closes at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 855 performances, winning a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize
1951-02-03 Tennessee Williams' play "The Rose Tattoo" premieres in NYC
1951-09-18 "A Streetcar Named Desire," a film directed byElia Kazan and based on Tennessee Williams' 1947 play of the same name, starringMarlon Brando andVivien Leigh, premieres at the Warner Theatre, NYC
1953-03-19 Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real" premieres in NYC
1955-03-24 Tennessee Williams' stage drama "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", starring Ben Gazzarra, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Burl Ives, and directed byElia Kazan, opens at the Morosco Theater, NYC; runs for 694 performances and wins a Pulitzer Prize
1955-05-02 Pulitzer Prize for Drama awarded to Tennessee Williams for his play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
1957-03-21 Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" premieres in NYC
1959-03-10 Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth" premieres in NYC
1961-12-28 Tennessee Williams' play "Night of the Iguana" premieres in NYC
1963-01-16 Tennessee Williams' play "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore" premieres in America on Broadway, NY
1972-04-02 Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings" premieres in NYC
1992-04-12 Revival of Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire", starringAlec Baldwin &Jessica Lange, opens at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC; runs for 137 performances
1992-08-09 Revival of Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire", starringAlec Baldwin &Jessica Lange, closes at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 137 performances
1996-03-21 Revival of Tennessee Williams' stage drama "Night of the Iguana", starring William Petersen and Marsha Mason, opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 68 performances
1996-09-05 Revival of Tennessee Williams' stage drama "Summer and Smoke", starring Harry Hamlin and Mary McDonnell, opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 53 performances
1996-10-20 Revival of Tennessee Williams' stage drama "Summer and Smoke", starring Harry Hamlin and Mary McDonnell, closes at Criterion Theater, NYC, after 53 performances
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