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Eugene ONeill Biography and Timeline

Follow Eugene ONeill through 4 dated historical records for United States of America.

Eugene ONeill, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1916–1936Years on this page

1916

Bound East for Cardiff Premiere

Arts / Drama

Eugene ONeill's Bound East for Cardiff was staged by the Provincetown Players, bringing the lives of ordinary sailors to experimental theatre.

1924

Desire Under the Elms Premiere

Arts / Theatre

Eugene ONeill's Desire Under the Elms premiered in New York, placing family possession and forbidden desire in a New England farmhouse.

1930

Mourning Becomes Electra Written

Arts / Drama

Eugene ONeill developed Mourning Becomes Electra, a trilogy that reframed ancient tragedy against the backdrop of an American family.

1936

Nobel Prize in Literature

Dramatist · Stockholm · Arts / Literature

Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for powerful and emotionally honest tragic drama.

Records, sources and methodology

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