A Streetcar Named Desire made its Broadway debut in 1947. It's shocking scenes, and forbidden themes were, although avant-garde, extremely well received by both the public and press. ... Blanche DuBois is portrayed as an unsympathetic character in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. ... She starts talking about "a friend from university" named Shep Huntleigh. ...

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