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Eugene O'Neill
New York City, New York, USA
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 in…
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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.
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2026
Long Day's Journey into Night
Movie Theatre Play
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2023
The Dancing Monkey
Movie Original Story
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2020
Three Dramas
Movie Original Story
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2017
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie Writer
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2014
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie Writer
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2011
Public Speaking
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2004
Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie Original Story
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1996
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie Writer
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1990
Lovely Child
Movie Original Story
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1989
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie Author
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1988
Strange Interlude
TV show Theatre Play
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1988
Dogs
Movie Theatre Play
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1987
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie Writer
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1983
Hughie
Movie Theatre Play
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1982
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie Writer
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1982
The Bloody Destiny
Movie Original Story
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1982
American Playhouse
TV show Writer
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1981
Sleepless Eyes
Movie Novel
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1980
Anna Christie
Movie Theatre Play
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1978
Mourning Becomes Electra
TV show Theatre Play
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1977
Viaje por una larga noche
Movie Script
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1976
Ah, Wilderness!
Movie Writer
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1976
O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro
Movie Theatre Play
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1975
Beyond the Horizon
Movie Writer
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1975
A Moon for the Misbegotten
Movie Writer
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1974
A Touch of the Poet
Movie Writer
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1973
The Iceman Cometh
Movie Theatre Play
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1973
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie Writer
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1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV show Writer
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1968
Fast ein Poet
Movie Writer
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1967
Alle Reichtümer der Welt
Movie Writer
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1966
The Face of Genius
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1964
Der Strohhalm
Movie Theatre Play
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1962
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie Theatre Play
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1960
The Iceman Cometh
TV show Writer
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1959
O Wildnis
Movie Writer
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1958
Emperor Jones
Movie Original Concept
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1958
Desire Under the Elms
Movie Theatre Play
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1956
Armchair Theatre
TV show Writer
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1948
Summer Holiday
Movie Theatre Play
