Description
Thomas Lanier Williams (1911-1983) was born in Columbus, Missouri. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for
A Streetcar Named Desire, and another in 1955 for
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Many of his plays were adapted for the screen. His works include 24 major plays, 2 novels, several screenplays, and a volume
of memoirs. The collection contains manuscripts of several of Williams' published and unpublished plays, play fragments, short
stories, screen scenarios, and poems.
Background
Thomas Lanier Williams was born on March 26, 1911 in Columbus, Missouri; his first major success came with the 1945 Broadway
premiere of The Glass Menagerie; won a Pulitzer Prize in 1948 for A Streetcar Named Desire, and another in 1955 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; adapted a number of his plays for the screen; his works include 24 major plays, 2 novels, several screenplays, and a volume
of memoirs; died on February 25, 1983 in New York City.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.