Eugene O'Neill: Long Day's Journey into Night
That's what makes it so hard - for all of us. We can't forget.
Mary Tyrone, Long Day's Journey Into Night
Eugene O’Neill was the son of the actor James O'Neill and Mary Ellen Quinlan. He spent his childhood either in Catholic boarding schools or on tour with his parents while his father performed The Count of Monte Cristo in theatres around the country. The play exemplified the kind of theatre the young O'Neill would grow to detest.
In adolescence, the discovery of his mother's morphine addiction affected O'Neill deeply. With his older brother, Jamie, he took refuge in the theatres, music halls, bars, and brothels of New York City. As he entered adulthood his life floundered. He was a seaman for a time. At age 23, he attempted suicide and, a few months later, contracted tuberculosis. Following his recovery in a sanitarium, he wrote his first play.
The painful events of his early years were locked in his memory. In his account of the Tyrone family in Long Day's Journey into Night, O'Neill faced the ghosts of his past and released their hold on him. In the play's
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Brian Dennehy (James), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Jamie), Vanessa Redgrave (Mary), and Robert Sean Lconard (Edmund) in the 2003 revival at the Plymouth Theatre, New York City.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
Location. 37° 49.237′ N, 121° 59.787′ W. Marker is in Danville, California, in Contra Costa County. Marker is on Front Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Danville CA 94526, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Eugene O'Neill: A Moon for the Misbegotten (here, next to this marker); Eugene O'Neill: The Iceman Cometh (here, next to this marker); Eugene O'Neill: The Tao House Plays (a few steps from this marker); Eugene O'Neill: Carlotta and Gene (within shouting distance of this marker); Eugene O'Neill: The Nobel Prize (within shouting distance of this marker); Eugene O'Neill (within shouting distance of this marker); Eugene O'Neill: O'Neill in Danville (within shouting distance of this marker); The Grange and Fraternal Hall (1874) (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.
More about this marker. The marker is one of eight O'Neill-related markers in the Eugene O'Neill Commemorative Park, located across the street from the public library.
Also see . . . Long Day's Journey into Night
Additional keywords. Eugene O'Neill: Long Day's Journey into Night
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Sacramento, California.
