If you have ever witnessed the work of Tennessee Williams on stage or at the theatre you might wonder "what kind of individual could come up with this stuff? It seems too familiar to him, almost as if he in fact lived through it." Productions such as "The Glass Menagerie" which shows a very dysfunctional family make you wonder if Mr. Williams had just a little bit of insight on the matter. The problems that went on in his household could have in fact been a huge factor in his theatre success and the cause of his mental disturbances. In the following paragraphs I will discuss Mr. Williams family life, his love life and his famous awards and productions.
Tennessee Williams was born Thomas Lanier Williams on March 26, 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi. He was a middle child of three children and was often subject to his parents frequent arguments (Williams 10). His father was a shoe salesman and his mother was the daughter of a minister. People believe that Tennessee used his own relationship between his mother as inspiration for the play. His mother allowed a lobotomy to be done on Tennessee's sister, Rose, which greatly disturbed Williams (Rader 23). You see, his mother did not like any of Rose's friends which was the cause of a very lonely childhood, and eventually a nervous breakdown. He took care of her for most of her adult life. He choked to death in 1983 on a bottle cap in his hotel room (Smith 198).
Tennessee was a man of a different taste. He enjoyed the company of men over women. To put it plainly, he was a homosexual. In 1947 he fell in love with a war veteran by the name of Frank Merlot. Merlot was just another influence in Williams" ever growing chaotic life. When Merlot died of lung cancer, Williams went into a deep depression that lasted for the rest of his life (Rader 95). He lived in constant fear that he would go crazy as his sister did before him. He battled with prescription pills and alcohol until he passed (Smith197).
Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams was one of the most important and talented playwright of all history. ... Wingfield represents Tennessee Williams" real father. ... "Williams expands American stage dialogue in vocabulary, image rhythm, and range". ... In fact the writer's real name is Tom Lanier Williams. ... Serafina delle Rose is in this play representing Williams" mother. ...
Tennesse Williams "Tennesse Williams saw himself as a shy, sensitive and gifted man trapped in a world where mendacity replaced communication, brute violence replaced love, and loneliness."" (Ryan 3176) This one statement explains most of Williams's life. ... Williams's Southern influences are clear when reading his work. ... This is a Southern view and was important to Williams's writing style. ... Dad Williams moved his family sixteen times in fifteen years, this contributed to Williams's misgivings of father figures. ...
Roger Williams was a powerful man in the New England Region of Colonial America. ... In the year 1603, Roger Williams was born in England. ... The religious beliefs and political theories of Roger Williams were ahead of his time. ... Roger Williams was a man to remember while study Colonial History. ... This personality quality of Roger Williams is even good to acquire today. ...
Williams Syndrome is one of the rarest forms of Mental Retardation. ... Williams Syndrome is caused when one of the copies of chromosome 7 is missing a small portion, which contains at least 16, maybe even 30 genes (Bower 2000). ... There are different levels to Williams Syndrome, and it's near impossible to define who has what. ... A 1988 ssurvery of 100 adults with Williams, average age of 23, not one lived alone. 80 of them lived with their parents, and 20 in group or assisted living homes. ... Williams kids are at once gifted and disabled, but never fully able to realize either as...
The Williams family who lives in the Lower Ninth ward and the Donaldson family who is originally from Midwest. ... SJ Williams felt as though it was his right to take care of his family. ... Then there is Lucy Williams who is SJ's older sister. ... Wesley Williams is the son of Lucy and nephew of SJ. ... To wake up to the flood changed the Williams family world. ...
The fact that rainbows are not what they appear to be helps to bring a sense of irony to Williams' work. ... The characters that come alive in Williams' works represent people from his life. Amanda Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie holds strong resemblance to Tennessee's mother Edwina Williams. ... Laura Windfield in The Glass Menagerie is very much like Williams' sister Rose Williams. ... This is especially true for Tennessee Williams. ...
Robin Williams I did my report on Robin Williams. ... He was born in Chicago, Illinois., and his full name is Robin McLaurim Williams. His parents are Robert and Laurie Williams. ... Williams was voted "Most Humourous", and "Most Likely To Suceed". ...
Williams' portrayed "a string of successful film roles over the years, show casing his stellar comedic talents as well as his ability to take on serious work" ("Robin McLaurin Williams"). ... After the death of Williams, "fans gathered at the South Florida hotel, The Carlyle, where a portrait of Williams sits on the front porch. ... Robin Williams role in Mrs. ... A setback from his acting career, Williams took part in a great handful of charities supporting various of causes. ... Williams "used his incredible energy to help a variety of causes, from visitin...
