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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Tennesse Williams ranks after Eugene O'Neill as the greatest playwright... more
Trivia:
Playwright more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another
1 win
&
2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(192 articles)
Tuesday Morning Foreign Region DVD Report: "Boom!" (Joseph Losey, 1968)
(From The Auteurs. 5 January 2010, 3:10 PM, PST)
Bryce Dallas Howard calls portraying a Tennessee Williams' heroine a "tremendous responsibility."
(From Makingof.com. 4 January 2010, 7:19 AM, PST)
(From The Auteurs. 5 January 2010, 3:10 PM, PST)
Bryce Dallas Howard calls portraying a Tennessee Williams' heroine a "tremendous responsibility."
(From Makingof.com. 4 January 2010, 7:19 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Tennessee
Filmography
Writer:
- Rain (2009) (V) (completed) (writer)
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) (screenplay)
... aka Ta diamantia tis apoleias (Greece: DVD title) [el] - Akale (2004) (play "Glass Menagerie")
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV) (novella)
... aka Em Roma na Primavera (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Erotika paihnidia (Greece) [el]
... aka Mrs. Stones vårkänslor (Sweden) [sv] - The Yellow Bird (2001) (play)
- The Night of the Iguana (2000) (writer)
- "Great Performances" (1 episode, 1998)
- A Streetcar Named Desire: From the San Francisco Opera (1998) TV episode (play) - A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) (TV) (play)
... aka A vágy villamosa (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Endstation Sehnsucht (Germany) [de]
... aka Um Bonde Chamado Desejo (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Un tranvía llamado deseo (Venezuela) [es] - Pokoj u trati (1994) (play "The Strangest Kind of Romance")
- Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV) (play)
- Orpheus Descending (1990) (TV) (play)
... aka Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending
... aka Käärmeennahkatakki (Finland) [fi]
... aka Laskeva Orfeus (Finland) [fi]
... aka Seconda pelle (Italy) [it] - Een vreemde liefde (1990) (TV) (play "The Strangest Kind of Romance")
- 27 Wagons Full of Cotton (1990) (V) (writer)
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) (TV) (play)
... aka Doce Pássaro da Juventude (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Dulce pájaro de juventud (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Süßer Vogel Jugend (West Germany) [de] - The Drift (1989) (V) (novel "The Roman Spring of Mrs.Stone")
- The Glass Menagerie (1987) (play)
... aka El zoo de cristal (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka À Margem da Vida (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Algemas de Cristal (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Die Glasmenagerie (West Germany) [de]
... aka El zoológico de cristal (Venezuela) [es]
... aka La ménagerie de verre (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka Lasinen eläintarha (Finland) [fi]
... aka Lo zoo di vetro (Italy) [it]
... aka Menajeria de sticla (Romania) [ro]
... aka O gyalinos kosmos (Greece) [el] - Noir et blanc (1986) (story) (uncredited)
... aka Schwarz und Weiß (West Germany) [de] - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984) (TV) (play)
... aka La chatte sur un toit brûlant (France) [fr]
... aka La gatta sul tetto che scotta (Italy) [it] - A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) (TV) (play)
... aka A vágy villamosa (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Endstation Sehnsucht (West Germany) [de]
... aka Un tranvía llamado deseo (Venezuela) [es]
... aka Viettelysten vaunu (Finland) [fi] - Linje lusta (1981) (TV) (play "A Streetcar Named Desire")
- Bourbon Street Blues (1979) (play)
- Sirça kümes (1977) (TV) (play "The Glass Menagerie")
... aka The Glass Menagerie (International: English title) - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976) (TV) (play) (screenplay)
... aka Laurence Olivier Presents: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (UK: series title)
... aka La gata sobre el tejado de zinc (Venezuela) [es] - Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976) (TV) (play)
... aka Eccentricities of a Nightingale (Greece) [el] - Hablame como la lluvia (1976) (play)
- Sprich zu mir wie der Regen (1976) (play "Talk to Me Like the Rain")
- "El teatro" (1 episode, 1974)
- Verano y humo (1974) TV episode (play) - The Migrants (1974) (TV) (story)
... aka Kohti unelmia (Finland) [fi]
... aka Les vagabonds du nouveau monde (France) [fr] - The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV) (play)
... aka Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (USA: complete title)
... aka Die Glasmenagerie (West Germany) [de] - Lasinen eläintarha (1973) (TV) (play "The Glass Menagerie")
- "BBC Play of the Month" (1 episode, 1972)
- Summer and Smoke (1972) TV episode (play) - Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) (play "Seven Descents of Myrtle")
... aka Blood Kin
... aka The Seven Descents of Myrtle
... aka Blutsverwandte (West Germany) [de]
... aka La poiana vola sul tetto (Italy) [it]
... aka O teleftaios klironomos (Greece) [el]
... aka Seks çilginlari (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr] - Dragon Country (1970) (TV) (plays "I Can't Imagine Tomorrow", "Talk to Me Like the Rain" and "Let Me Listen")
- Die Glasmenagerie (1969) (TV) (novel)
- Glassmenasjeriet (1969) (TV) (play)
... aka Glassmenageriet (Finland: Swedish title) [sv] - Hilsen fra Bertha (1968) (TV) (play "Hello from Bertha")
- Boom (1968) (play "The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore") (screenplay)
... aka Boom! (USA)
... aka Anemodarmenos lofos (Greece) [el]
... aka Aski arayan kadin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Brandung (West Germany) [de]
... aka Choque (Portugal) [pt]
... aka El ángel de la muerte (Chile) [es]
... aka La mujer maldita (Spain) [es]
... aka La scogliera dei desideri (Italy) [it]
... aka O Homem que Veio de Longe (Brazil) [pt]
... aka På kvällen den sista dagen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Tuonen enkeli (Finland) [fi] - Portret van een madonna (1968) (TV) (writer)
- Glasmenageriet (1967) (TV) (writer)
- The Glass Menagerie (1966) (TV) (play)
... aka CBS Playhouse: The Glass Menagerie (USA) - Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966) (TV) (play) (screenplay)
- This Property Is Condemned (1966) (play)
... aka Dieses Mädchen ist für alle (West Germany) [de]
... aka Hvermands pige (Denmark) [da]
... aka Lânetli kadin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Min kropp är fördömd (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Propiedad condenada (Spain) [es]
... aka Propriété interdite (France) [fr]
... aka Questa ragazza è di tutti (Italy) [it]
... aka Traumstation (East Germany: TV title) [de]
... aka Tyttö oli jokaisen (Finland) [fi]
... aka Vaihtotavara (Finland: TV title) [fi] - Outoa romantiikkaa (1966) (TV) (play "The Strangest Kind of Romance")
- "Teatterituokio" (1 episode, 1966)
- Moonyn poika ei itke (1966) TV episode (play "Mooney's Kid Don't Cry") - Torakkanainen (1965) (TV) (play "The Lady of Larkspur Lotion")
- Tervehdys Berthalta (1965) (TV) (play "Hello from Bertha")
- "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
- Portrait of a Madonna (1965) TV episode (writer) - Mooney's jongen huilt niet (1965) (TV) (play "Mooney's Kid Don't Cry")
- The Night of the Iguana (1964) (play)
... aka A Noite de Iguana (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Atesli geceler (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Die Nacht des Leguan (West Germany) [de]
... aka Fanget i natten (Denmark) [da]
... aka I nyhta tis Iguana (Greece) [el]
... aka Iguanans natt (Sweden) [sv]
... aka La noche de la iguana (Spain) [es]
... aka La notte dell'iguana (Italy) [it]
... aka La nuit de l'iguane (France) [fr]
... aka Liskojen yö (Finland) [fi]
... aka Noc iguany (Poland) [pl] - "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- Camino Real (1964) TV episode (story) - Lo zoo di vetro (1963) (TV) (play)
- Period of Adjustment (1962) (play "A Period of Adjustment")
... aka Gamos ypo dokimin (Greece) [el]
... aka L'école des jeunes mariés (France) [fr]
... aka Reajuste matrimonial (Spain) [es]
... aka Rodaggio matrimoniale (Italy) [it]
... aka Sopeutumisen aika (Finland) [fi]
... aka Vildfaren i paradis (Denmark) [da]
... aka Vilse i lustgården (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Zeit der Anpassung (West Germany) [de] - Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) (play "Sweet Bird of Youth")
... aka Az ifjúság édes madara (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Corações na Penumbra (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Doce Pássaro da Juventude (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Doux oiseaux de jeunesse (France) [fr]
... aka Dulce pájaro de juventud (Spain) [es]
... aka La dolce ala della giovinezza (Italy) [it]
... aka Nuoruuden suloinen lintu (Finland) [fi]
... aka Süßer Vogel Jugend (West Germany) [de]
... aka Slodki ptak mlodosci (Poland) [pl]
... aka To glyko pouli tis niotis (Greece) [el]
... aka Ungdoms ljuva fågel (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Ungdoms søde fugl (Denmark) [da]
... aka Yarali kadin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr] - The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) (novel)
... aka The Widow and the Gigolo
... aka Der römische Frühling der Mrs. Stone (West Germany) [de]
... aka Ha-Aviv Ha-Romae Shel Giveret Stone (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka I romaiki anoixi tis kyrias Stone (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka La primavera romana de la Sra. Stone (Spain) [es]
... aka La primavera romana de la señora Stone (Spain) [es]
... aka La primavera romana della signora Stone (Italy) [it]
... aka Le visage du plaisir (France) [fr]
... aka Mrs. Stonen Rooman kevät (Finland) [fi]
... aka Mrs. Stones romerske forår (Denmark) [da]
... aka Roma'da bahar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka To telos mias agapis (Greece) [el] - Summer and Smoke (1961) (play)
... aka Sommer und Rauch (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Estate e fumo (Italy) [it]
... aka Eté et fumées (France) [fr]
... aka Kivinen enkeli (Finland) [fi]
... aka Verano y humo (Spain) [es] - Talo määrätty hävitettäväksi (1960) (TV) (play)
- Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) (play "Suddenly, Last Summer") (screenplay)
... aka Plötzlich im letzten Sommer (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Äkkiä viime kesänä (Finland) [fi]
... aka Bruscamente no Verão Passado (Portugal) [pt]
... aka De Repente, No Último Verão (Brazil) [pt]
... aka De repente el verano (Venezuela) [es]
... aka De repente en el verano (Argentina) [es]
... aka De repente, el último verano (Spain) [es]
... aka Improvvisamente l'estate scorsa (Italy) [it]
... aka Plötsligt i somras (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Pludselig sidste sommer (Denmark) [da]
... aka Soudain l'été dernier (France) [fr] - The Fugitive Kind (1959) (play "Orpheus Descending") (screenplay)
... aka Der Mann in der Schlangenhaut (West Germany) [de]
... aka Jak ptaki bez gniazd (Poland) [pl]
... aka Käärmeennahkatakki (Finland) [fi]
... aka L'homme à la peau de serpent (France) [fr]
... aka Manden i slangeskind (Denmark) [da]
... aka O Homem na Pele da Serpente (Portugal) [pt]
... aka O fygas (Greece) [el]
... aka Pelle di serpente (Italy) [it]
... aka Piel de serpiente (Spain) [es] - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) (play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof")
... aka Die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Katt på hett plåttak (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
... aka La chatte sur un toit brûlant (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Gata em Telhado de Zinco Quente (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Gata em Teto de Zinco Quente (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Kat på et varmt bliktag (Denmark) [da]
... aka Kissa kuumalla katolla (Finland) [fi]
... aka Kizgin damdaki kedi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka Kotka na goracym blaszanym dachu (Poland) [pl]
... aka La gata sobre el tejado de zinc (Spain) [es]
... aka La gatta sul tetto che scotta (Italy) [it]
... aka Lyssasmeni gata (Greece) [el]
... aka Macka na usijanom limenom krovu (Serbia) [sr]
... aka Macska a forro badogtetön (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Un gato sobre el tejado de cinc (Argentina) [es] - Baby Doll (1956) (screenplay)
... aka Baby Doll (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka A Voz do Desejo (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Baby Doll (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Baby Doll (Denmark) [da]
... aka Baby Doll - Begehre nicht des anderen Weib (West Germany) [de]
... aka Baby Doll - La bambola viva (Italy) [it]
... aka Baby Doll, la poupée de chair (Belgium: French title) [fr]
... aka Boneca de Carne (Brazil) [pt]
... aka I foni tou pothou (Greece) [el]
... aka Kouklitsa (Greece: TV title) [el]
... aka La poupée de chair (France) [fr]
... aka Nukkevaimo (Finland) [fi]
... aka Tas bebek (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr] - Un tranvía llamado Deseo (1956) (TV) (play "A Streetcar Named Desire")
- The Rose Tattoo (1955) (play) (screenplay)
... aka A Rosa Tatuada (Brazil) (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
... aka Die tätowierte Rose (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka De getatoeëerde roos (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Den tatoverede rose (Denmark) [da]
... aka Den tatuerade rosen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka La rosa tatuada (Spain) [es]
... aka La rosa tatuata (Italy) [it]
... aka La rose tatouée (France) [fr]
... aka La rose tatouée (la) (Belgium: French title) [fr]
... aka Tatuoitu ruusu (Finland) [fi]
... aka Tatuowana róza (Poland) [pl]
... aka To stigmatismeno rodo (Greece) [el] - A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955) (TV) (play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof")
- Senso (1954) (dialogue collaborator)
... aka Livia (USA: censored version)
... aka The Wanton Countess (USA: TV title)
... aka Sehnsucht (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Érzelem (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Etsi teleiose mia megali agapi (Greece) [el]
... aka J'ai tué mon amour (Belgium: French title) [fr]
... aka Livia, un amor desesperado (Argentina) [es]
... aka Livya, i adistakti komissa (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka Roes der zinnen (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Sansernes rus (Denmark) [da]
... aka Sedução da Carne (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Senso (Spain) [es]
... aka Senso (Finland) [fi]
... aka Senso (Greece: reissue title) [el]
... aka Senso - Sedução da Carne (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Sentimento (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Sinnenas man (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Sinnenas rus (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Zmysly (Poland) [pl] - "TV de Vanguarda" (1 episode, 1953)
- Algemas de Cristal (1953) TV episode (play) - A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) (original play "A Streetcar Named Desire") (screenplay)
... aka Endstation Sehnsucht (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka Un tramway nommé désir (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Un tranvía llamado deseo (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka A vágy villamosa (Hungary) [hu]
... aka Leoforeion o pothos (Greece) [el]
... aka Linje lusta (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Omstigning til Paradis (Denmark) [da]
... aka Tramlijn Begeerte (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Tramvaj zvani zelja (Serbia) [sr]
... aka Tramwaj zwany pozadaniem (Poland) [pl]
... aka Um Bonde Chamado Desejo (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Um Eléctrico Chamado Desejo (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Uma Rua Chamada Pecado (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Un tram che si chiama desiderio (Italy) [it]
... aka Un tramvai numit dorinta (Romania) [ro]
... aka Un tramvia anomenat desig (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka Un tramway nommé Désir (Belgium: French title) [fr]
... aka Viettelyksen vaunu (Finland) [fi]
... aka Yokubô toiu na no densha (Japan) [ja] - The Glass Menagerie (1950) (play) (screenplay)
... aka La ménagerie de verre (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka Algemas de Cristal (Brazil) [pt]
... aka Die Glasmenagerie (West Germany) [de]
... aka Glasmenageriet (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Glasmenageriet (Denmark) [da]
... aka Glazen speelgoed (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Gyalinos kosmos (Greece) [el]
... aka Het glazen beestenspel (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Lasinen eläintarha (Finland) [fi]
... aka Lo zoo di vetro (Italy) [it]
... aka Menajeria de sticla (Romania) [ro] - "Actor's Studio" (1 episode, 1948)
... aka The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title)
- Portrait of a Madonna (1948) TV episode (play) - "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
Actor:
- The Yellow Bird (2001) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Rose Tattoo (1955) (uncredited) .... Man at Mardi Gras Club
... aka A Rosa Tatuada (Brazil) (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
... aka Die tätowierte Rose (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka De getatoeëerde roos (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
... aka Den tatoverede rose (Denmark) [da]
... aka Den tatuerade rosen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka La rosa tatuada (Spain) [es]
... aka La rosa tatuata (Italy) [it]
... aka La rose tatouée (France) [fr]
... aka La rose tatouée (la) (Belgium: French title) [fr]
... aka Tatuoitu ruusu (Finland) [fi]
... aka Tatuowana róza (Poland) [pl]
... aka To stigmatismeno rodo (Greece) [el]
Producer:
- Baby Doll (1956) (producer)
... aka Baby Doll (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka A Voz do Desejo (Portugal) [pt]
... aka Baby Doll (Sweden) [sv]
... aka Baby Doll (Denmark) [da]
... aka Baby Doll - Begehre nicht des anderen Weib (West Germany) [de]
... aka Baby Doll - La bambola viva (Italy) [it]
... aka Baby Doll, la poupée de chair (Belgium: French title) [fr]
... aka Boneca de Carne (Brazil) [pt]
... aka I foni tou pothou (Greece) [el]
... aka Kouklitsa (Greece: TV title) [el]
... aka La poupée de chair (France) [fr]
... aka Nukkevaimo (Finland) [fi]
... aka Tas bebek (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Thanks:
- I Fight Piranhas (2009) (completed) (thanks)
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) (dedicatee) (as Tennessee)
... aka Ta diamantia tis apoleias (Greece: DVD title) [el]
Self:
- Seven Portraits (1984) .... Himself
- The Donsinger Women and Their Handyman Jack (1983) .... Himself
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1979) (TV) .... Himself (Honoree)
- A Salute to American Imagination (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Lively Arts" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Tennessee Williams (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "Midi-Première" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 15 May 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
- Episode #4.1 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Tennessee Williams' South (1973) (TV) .... Himself
- The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
- "The Irv Kupcinet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 19 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "NET Playhouse" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Helen Hayes Remembers (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #2.103 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 11 May 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Beautiful Darling (2009) .... Himself
- Ptown Diaries (2009)
- Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) .... Himself
- Brando (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- 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)
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Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 3 Portrayals | 8 Print Biographies | 8 Articles
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