Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams was born on Mar 26, 1911 in USA. Tennessee Williams's big-screen debut came with A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Elia Kazan in 1951. Tennessee Williams is known for Fifty Years on Stage directed by Nicholas Hytner, Roger Allam stars as Werner Heisenberg (segment "Copenhagen") and Samuel Anderson as Crowther (segment "The History Boys"). Tennessee Williams has got 3 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Tennessee Williams achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Tennessee Williams plays is Fifty Years on Stage which will be released on Nov 02, 2013.

Tennessee Williams met long-term partner Frank Merlo in the summer of 1948 (Merlo died of lung cancer in the fall of 1963). Though separated briefly in 1961 and again in 1962, the two were partners for 15 years. Merlo acted as his personal manager/secretary.Williams spent much of his most prolific years in Rome, Italy, and his enduring friendship with Italian stage and screen legend Anna Magnani lasted 24 years and inspired both "The Rose Tattoo" and "Orpheus Descending". Magnani realized the lead parts of these two plays, which were written for her, in their film versions. The turbulent and inspirational friendship shared between Williams and Magnani is the subject of the internationally acclaimed play "Roman Nights" by Franco D'Alessandro.Aside from his published "Memoirs", the only authorized biographical book on Williams is by Bruce Smith, entitled "Costly Performances - Tennessee Williams; The Last Stage." This book deals with the last four years of Williams' life (1979-1983).