The Castro in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Tennessee Williams

1911-1983

— Rainbow Honor Walk —

Tennessee Williams Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2016

1. Tennessee Williams Marker

Inscription. Two-time Pulitzer prize winning dramatist whose powerful, timeless portraits of the human condition revolutionized American theatre and whose works are regularly revived

Tennessee Williams

Erected 2014 by Rainbow Honor Walk.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Rainbow Honor Walk series list.

Location. 37° 45.703′ N, 122° 26.1′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in The Castro. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. James Baldwin (a few steps from this marker); Oscar Wilde (within shouting distance of this marker); Jane Addams (within shouting distance of this marker); Castro Street Historical Timeline (within shouting distance of this marker); George Choy (within shouting distance of this marker); Virginia Woolf (within shouting distance of this marker); Tom Waddell (within shouting distance of this marker); Federico Garcia Lorca (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

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About Tennessee Williams - PBS American Masters. He was brilliant and prolific, breathing life and passion into such memorable characters as Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski in his critically acclaimed A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. And like them, he was troubled and self-destructive, an abuser of alcohol and drugs. He was awarded four Drama Critic Circle Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was derided by critics and blacklisted by Roman Catholic Cardinal Spellman, who condemned one of his scripts as “revolting, deplorable, morally repellent, offensive to Christian standards of decency.” He was Tennessee Williams, one of the greatest playwrights in American history. (Submitted on September 22, 2016.)

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Tennessee Williams Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2016

2. Tennessee Williams Marker - Wide View

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.