Eugene O'Neill
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- October 16, 1888
- Died
- November 27, 1953 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into U.S. drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The tragedy Long Day's Journey into Night is often numbered on the short list of the finest U.S. plays in the 20th century, alongside Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. O'Neill's plays were among the first to include speeches in American English vernacular and involve characters on the fringes of society. They struggle to maintain their hopes and aspirations, but ultimately slide into disillusionment and despair. Of his very few comedies, only one is well-known (Ah, Wilderness!). Nearly all of his other plays involve some degree of tragedy and personal pessimism. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eugene O'Neill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Long Day's Journey into Night
Movie · Theatre Play
The Dancing Monkey
Movie · Original Story
Three Dramas
Movie · Original Story
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Writer
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Writer
Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie · Original Story
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Writer
Lovely Child
Movie · Original Story
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Author
Dogs
Movie · Theatre Play
Strange Interlude
TV · Theatre Play · 3 eps
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Writer, Theatre Play
Hughie
Movie · Theatre Play
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Writer
The Bloody Destiny
Movie · Original Story
American Playhouse
TV · Writer, Theatre Play · 1 ep
Sleepless Eyes
Movie · Novel
Anna Christie
Movie · Theatre Play
Mourning Becomes Electra
TV · Theatre Play · 5 eps
Viaje por una larga noche
Movie · Screenplay
Ah, Wilderness!
Movie · Writer
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
Movie · Theatre Play
A Moon for the Misbegotten
Movie · Writer
Beyond the Horizon
Movie · Writer
A Touch of the Poet
Movie · Writer
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Writer
The Iceman Cometh
Movie · Theatre Play
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Fast ein Poet
Movie · Writer
Alle Reichtümer der Welt
Movie · Writer
Der Strohhalm
Movie · Theatre Play
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Theatre Play, Writer
The Iceman Cometh
TV · Writer, Original Story · 2 eps
O Wildnis
Movie · Writer
Desire Under the Elms
Movie · Theatre Play
Emperor Jones
Movie · Original Concept
Armchair Theatre
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Summer Holiday
Movie · Theatre Play
Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie · Theatre Play
All God's Chillun' Got Wings
Movie · Writer
In the Zone
Movie · Writer
The Hairy Ape
Movie · Theatre Play
The Long Voyage Home
Movie · Theatre Play
Marco Millions
Movie · Writer
Ah, Wilderness!
Movie · Theatre Play
Emperor Jones
Movie · Original Story
The Constant Woman
Movie · Theatre Play
Strange Interlude
Movie · Theatre Play
Anna Christie
Movie · Theatre Play
Anna Christie
Movie · Theatre Play
Desire Under the Elms
Movie · Theatre Play
Anna Christie
Movie · Theatre Play
Foggy Harbour
Movie · Theatre Play