A Streetcar Named Desire (Three original photographs of Jessica Tandy, Elia Kazan, and Mordecai Gorelik from the 1947 play)
by Tennessee Williams (playwright); Elia Kazan (director); Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter (starring)
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About This Item
From the archive of the PIX Agency, a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.
Tennessee Williams' masterpiece, a landmark of modern American theatre, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and basis for the 1951 film also directed by Elia Kazan, with Marlon Brando reprising his role as Stanley. The play debuted at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven in November 1947, before eventually moving to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway on December 3, 1947. Nominated for a Tony Award for Jessica Tandy as Best Actress.
Two 10.5 x 7 inches, one 11 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine.
Synopsis
A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams that opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947.The story dramatises the life of Blanche DuBois, a Southern belle, after going through a series of personal losses, leaves her aristocratic background seeking refuge with her sister and brother-in-law in a New Orleans apartment building. Considered to be Williams’ most popular work, it is one of the best and most critically successful plays of the 20th century. The play has inspired many adaptations in other forms, notably producing an acclaimed film that was released in 1951.
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- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A Streetcar Named Desire (Three original photographs of Jessica Tandy, Elia Kazan, and Mordecai Gorelik from the 1947 play)
- Author
- Tennessee Williams (playwright); Elia Kazan (director); Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter (starring)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- N.p.
- Place of Publication
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- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Photographs | Directors | Actors | Theatre | Double weight photographs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photographs; Directors; Theatre; Actors;
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