When and where was Thomas Lanier Williams III born?
Thomas Lanier Williams III arrived in Columbus, Mississippi on the 26th of March 1911. He was the second child born to Edwina Dakin and Cornelius Coffin Williams.
Questions about Tennessee Williams
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What caused Thomas Williams's nervous breakdown at age twenty-four?
A military training course failure led his father to pull him out of school in 1931. The job forced him to write prodigiously despite his exhaustion which contributed directly to a nervous breakdown by his twenty-fourth birthday.
Which play won the award for best play of the season from the New York Drama Critics' Circle in 1945?
The Glass Menagerie premiered in Chicago during the winter of 1944-45 and moved to New York where it became an instant hit. It won the award for best play of the season from the New York Drama Critics' Circle.
Who was Frank Merlo and how long did their relationship last?
Frank Merlo served as Thomas Williams's personal secretary and took on most details of their domestic life. This relationship lasted fourteen years until infidelities and drug abuse ended it before Merlo died on the 20th of September 1963.
How did Thomas Williams die according to the final medical determination?
Thomas Williams was found dead at age seventy-one in his suite at the Hotel Elysée in New York City on the 25th of February 1983. The final determination stated he died from a toxic level of secobarbital which he had been using to ingest barbiturates.