People > Biographies > Entertainment Biographies > O

Eugene O'Neill

playwright
Born: 10/16/1888
Birthplace: New York City

Nobel and Pulitzer Prize -winning playwright whose plays portray tormented families and people torn between wealth and noble ideals. His plays include Beyond the Horizon (1920), Anna Christie (1921), Strange Interlude (1928) and the semi-autobiographical Long Day's Journey Into Night (1956).

Died: 11/27/1953

Fact Monster/Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Tatum O'NealOYoko Ono

More on Eugene O'Neill from Fact Monster:

  • Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site - Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site: Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site: see National ...
  • Eugene O'Neill - Biography of Eugene O'Neill, The author of the play Long Day's Journey Into Night
  • Colleen Dewhurst - Colleen Dewhurst actress Born: 6/3/1926 Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canadian-born actress ...
  • Ian Bannen - Ian Bannen actor Born: 6/29/1928 Birthplace: Airdrie, Scotland After an early career with the Royal ...
  • Harold Clurman - Clurman, Harold Clurman, Harold , 1901–80, American director, manager, critic, and author, b. ...