We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call;… - Tennessee Williams

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We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it.

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Thomas Lanier Williams III (26 March 1911 – 25 February 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama.

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Birth Name: Thomas Lanier Williams

Alternative Names: Thomas Lanier Williams III • Thomas Williams

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