Eugene oneill biography summary organizers
With the outcome of this symbolic drama ambiguous at best, O'Neill turned away from direct confrontation with social issues and turned to his first long play....
The Eugene O'Neill Papers document the life of the dramatist Eugene O'Neill, especially his life with Carlotta Monterey O'Neill after
Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (–)
For other uses, see Eugene O'Neill (disambiguation).
Eugene O'Neill | |
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Born | ()October 16, New York City, U.S. |
Died | November 27, () (aged65) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation | Playwright |
Education | Princeton University |
Notable works | |
Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature () Pulitzer Prize for Drama (, , , ) Tony Award for Best Play () |
Spouse | Kathleen Jenkins (m.; div.)Agnes Boulton (m.; div.) |
Children | |
Parents | James O'Neill Mary Ellen Quinlan |
Relatives | |
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, – November 27, ) was an American playwright.
His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier associated with Chekhov, Ibsen, and Strindberg. The tragedy Long Day's Journey into Night is often included on lists of the finest U.S.
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