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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Episode aired Dec 19, 1994
  • TV-14
  • 1h 37m
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Tennessee Williams was brilliant and prolific, he was also troubled and self-destructive, an abuser of alcohol and drugs. He was awarded four Drama Critic Circle Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes ... Read allTennessee Williams was brilliant and prolific, he was also troubled and self-destructive, an abuser of alcohol and drugs. He was awarded four Drama Critic Circle Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Tennessee Williams was brilliant and prolific, he was also troubled and self-destructive, an abuser of alcohol and drugs. He was awarded four Drama Critic Circle Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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      • December 19, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tennessee Williams: L'orfeu dels escenaris americans
    • Production companies
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      • American Masters Pictures
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