Tennessee Williams was an American playwright, poet and screenwriter best known for his distinctive writing style and intense characterizations. Born in Columbus, Mississippi in 1911, Williams moved to St. Louis after his parents separated. He began writing plays while attending the University of Iowa and had his first Broadway success with The Glass Menagerie in 1945. Over the next several decades, Williams continued to produce a steady stream of plays that explored themes of sex, violence, and human yearning. More about Tennessee Williams
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Williams was famous for his collaborations with a number of famous celebrities in his career. He first collaborated with Elia Kazan with A Streetcar Named Desire in 1947, which became a huge success and earned Williams both a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. This led to further collaborations with Kazan, including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955, which was also adapted for the screen, starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor. Williams also worked with film celebrities like Marlon Brando, who starred in A Streetcar Named Desire, and Vivien Leigh, who starred in the film adaptation of the same play. Williams continued to work up until his death in 1983, leaving behind a legacy of powerful works that still inspire and move audiences today.In total, we tracked 302 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Tennessee Williams (Super Rare 1st! THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA by Tennessee Williams(HC)VG-F A Signed) was sold in December 2019 for $1250.00 while the cheapest item (His Brother's Keeper, 1st ed. SIGNED BY BROTHER OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS, HC/DJ, VG) found a new owner for $4.99 in October 2023. The month with the most items sold (24) was September 2014 with an average selling price of $57.50 for an autographed item of Tennessee Williams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2021 with $1100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.99 was October 2023. In average, an autographed item from Tennessee Williams is worth $65.47.
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Book Review: ‘Blanche: The Life and Times of Tennessee Williams’s Greatest Creat (04/02/23): Playing Blanche DuBois is shattering, say the actresses featured in Nancy Schoenberger’s “Blanche.” But Tennessee Williams’s most indelible character is now a figure of sympathy.
Man bequeaths Tennessee Williams’ paintings to museum (01/26/19): David Wolkowsky, the entrepreneurial philanthropist who helped restore Key West, and Tennessee Williams, the celebrated playwright who wrote parts of his best-known plays in the island city, were lifelong friends.
Unpublished Tennessee Williams Suspense Story Sees the Light of Day and Nominees (03/25/15): The Strand will release a never before published short story by Tennessee Williams in the spring issue of the magazine and the nominees for the Critics Awards are announced. (PRWeb March 26, 2015) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/03/prweb12607094.htm
Tennessee Williams Festival and more things to do in New Orleans Wednesday (03/24/15): The 2015 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival kicks off on Wednesday (March 25).
Music at the Tennessee Williams Festival: a quartet of events Sunday, March 29, (03/20/15): Plus Paul Sanchez, the Treme Brass Band with the Neighborhood Story Project and the Isidore Newman High School Jazz Band.
Rare Tennessee Williams story published for first time (03/2015): NEW YORK (AP) — As she takes in the despair of her in-laws' one-room apartment in "A Streetcar Named Desire," Blanche Dubois exclaims: "Only Poe! Only Mr. Edgar Allan Poe could do it justice!"
Critic's Notebook: It's Tennessee Williams time at the ballet (02/2015): For the Atlanta Ballet , December means Christmas and The Nutcracker . February brings Valentine's Day and Roméo et Juliette .… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Tennessee Williams biography by John Lahr depicts both monster and man (01/2015): John Lahr's biography helps the reader to find a very human Tennessee Williams in all his complex glory.
Tennessee Williams, a German football film and a Calcutta photo exhibition to en (12/2014): Theatre for thought: Akshara Theatre will showcase “Kamla”, a play written by Vijay Tendulkar. “Kamla” sheds light on the changing role of women in society.
Withering Glance: Tennessee Williams still has it (11/2014): American playwright Tennessee Williams, is photographed at his typewriter in his New York apartment in 1942. Rick Nelson and Claude Peck dispense unasked-for advice about clothing, etiquette, culture, relationships, grooming and more.
John Lahr on ‘Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh’ (10/2014): Author and journalist John Lahr joins Rick Kogan to talk about his newest biography, "Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh."
'Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh': What the national media are s (09/2014): The reviews of New Yorker theater critic John Lahr's massive biography, "Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh," have been nothing short of glowing. While we posted a brief review on its Monday (Sept. 22) release, it should be noted...
Almanac: Tennessee Williams on death (08/2014): “We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it.”
Almanac: Tennessee Williams on loneliness (07/2014): “We’re all of us sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life.”
St. Louis ponders Tennessee Williams festival (06/2014): ST. LOUIS (AP) — A dormant St. Louis theater slated to soon reopen is being eyed as a possible home for an annual festival celebrating playwright Tennessee Williams.
"Tennessee Williams: Words and Music," New CD from Alison Fraser, Released April (04/2014): Ghostlight Records releases the newest recording from two-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser, who is currently starring in the national tour of Wicked, April 8.