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Tennessee Williams | |
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 Tennessee Williams (age 54) photographed by Orland Fernandez in 1965 for the twentieth anniversary of The Glass Menagerie. | |
| Born | Thomas Lanier Williams March 26, 1911 |
| Died | February 25, 1983 (aged 71) New York City, United States |
| Cause of death | Drug overdose |
| Resting place | Bellefontaine and Calvary Cemeteries |
| Nationality | American |
| Partner(s) | Frank Merlo Pancho Rodríguez y González |
| Parent(s) | Edwina and Cornelius Coffin |
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Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983) was an American writer, perhaps best known for his play A Streetcar Named Desire. He was of English, Welsh and Huguenot ancestry. He was gay. He was an alcoholic and drug addict who died of an accidental drug overdose.
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