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Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) 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.
Jun 8, 2024 · Eugene O’Neill, foremost American dramatist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936. His masterpiece, Long Day’s Journey into Night (produced posthumously in 1956), is at the apex of a long string of great plays, including Beyond the Horizon (1920), Ah! Wilderness (1933), and The Iceman Cometh (1946).
Biographical note on Eugene O’Neill. After an active career of writing and supervising the New York productions of his own works, O’Neill (1888-1953) published only two new plays between 1934 and the time of his death.
1888 – 1953. America’s First Major Playwright. When Eugene O’Neill began writing for the stage early in the 20th century, American theatre was dominated by vaudeville and romantic melodramas.
In many ways, the story of Eugene O'Neill's life unfolded more tragically than that of his own darkest plays. America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning...
Jun 8, 2024 · Eugene O’Neill - Pulitzer Prize, American Playwright, Nobel Laureate: O’Neill’s capacity for and commitment to work were staggering. Between 1920 and 1943 he completed 20 long plays—several of them double and triple length—and a number of shorter ones.
Feb 2, 2004 · Eugene O’Neill was one of the greatest playwrights in American history. Through his experimental and emotionally probing dramas, he addressed the difficulties of human society with a deep ...
Died: 27 November 1953, Boston, MA, USA. Residence at the time of the award: USA. Prize motivation: “for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy”. Language: English. Eugene O'Neill received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1937. Prize share: 1/1.
Jun 8, 2024 · O’Neill was the first American dramatist to regard the stage as a literary medium and the only American playwright ever to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Eugene O'Neill: The playwright who won over Pulitzer jurors four times Share: Twitter Facebook Email Learn about the Native New Yorker's first Pulitzer win, in 1920 at age 31.
