Eugene O'Neill
Writing
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.
Known for
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movieLong Day's Journey into Night
2025
Theatre Play
movieThe Dancing Monkey
2023
Original Story
movieThree Dramas
2020
Original Story
movieMourning Becomes Electra
2004
Original Story
movieLovely Child
1990
Original Story
tvStrange Interlude
1988
Theatre Play
movieLong Day's Journey Into Night
1987
Writer, Theatre Play
Hughie
1983
Theatre Play
movieBloody Destinies
1982
Original Story
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Writer, Theatre Play
Anna Christie
1980
Theatre Play
tvMourning Becomes Electra
1978
Theatre Play
movieAh, Wilderness!
1976
Writer
movieThe Iceman Cometh
1973
Theatre Play
movieFast ein Poet
1968
Writer
Der Strohhalm
1964
Theatre Play
movieLong Day's Journey Into Night
1962
Theatre Play, Writer
tvThe Iceman Cometh
1960
Writer
movieEmperor Jones
1958
Original Concept
movieDesire Under the Elms
1958
Theatre Play
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Writer
movieSummer Holiday
1948
Theatre Play
movieMourning Becomes Electra
1947
Theatre Play
movieThe Hairy Ape
1944
Theatre Play
movieThe Long Voyage Home
1940
Theatre Play
movieAh, Wilderness!
1935
Theatre Play
movieEmperor Jones
1933
Original Story
movieThe Constant Woman
1933
Theatre Play
movieStrange Interlude
1932
Theatre Play
movieAnna Christie
1930
Theatre Play
movieAnna Christie
1930
Theatre Play
movieDesire Under the Elms
1928
Theatre Play
movieAnna Christie
1923
Theatre Play
Foggy Harbour
1923
Theatre Play
Acting3
moviePublic Speaking
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Face of Genius
1966
Self (archive footage)
