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A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams[1] that received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947, and closed on December 17, 1949, in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The Broadway production was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, and Kim Hunter.[2] The London production opened in 1949 with Bonar Colleano, Vivien Leigh, Renee Asherson and Bernard Braden and was directed by Laurence Olivier.[1] The drama A Streetcar Named Desire is often regarded as among the finest plays of the 20th century, and is considered by many to be Williams' greatest work.
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Written by | Tennessee Williams |
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Date premiered | December 3, 1947 |
Place premiered | Ethel Barrymore Theatre New York City, New York |
Original language | English |
Genre | Southern Gothic |
Setting | The French Quarter and Downtown New Orleans |
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