Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
Nobel Prize laureate in Literature 1936
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Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, born on October 16, 1888, in New York, was an American playwright known for his contributions to theater. He passed away on November 27, 1953. O'Neill was the first American playwright to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936, for the power, honesty, and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy.
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- Who is Eugene Gladstone O'Neill?
- Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, born on October 16, 1888, in New York, was an American playwright known for his contributions to theater. He passed away on November 27, 1953. O'Neill was the first American playwright to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936, for the power, honesty, and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy.
- In what year did Eugene Gladstone O'Neill win the Nobel Prize?
- 1936 — Literature