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(1911-1983)
American writer
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Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama.

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Born Thomas Lanier Williams III
26 March 1911
Columbus, Mississippi, USA
Died
25 February 1983 (aged 71)
New York City, New York, USA
Zodiac Aries
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    Guthrie McClintic · Friend · 1893-1961 · American director edit info
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    Monroe Wheeler · Friend · 1899-1988 · American publisher and museum coordinator edit info
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  • Glenway Wescott
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  • Tallulah Bankhead
    Tallulah Bankhead · Friend · 1902-1968 · American, Actress edit info
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    Richard Eberhart · Friend · 1904-2005 · American poet edit info
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  • George Davis (editor)
    George Davis (editor) · Friend · 1906-1957 · American editor and novelist edit info
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    Charles Henri Ford · Friend · 1908-2002 · American photographer and writer edit info
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    Wesley Addy · Friend · 1913-1996 · American actor edit info
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    Vivien Leigh · Friend · 1913-1967 · British actress edit info
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  • Bernard Perlin
    Bernard Perlin · Friend · 1918-2014 · American painter edit info
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