田纳西·威廉斯是美国当代著名剧作家,出生于美国南方密西西比州的一个商业经销员家庭,曾先后当过小职员、侍者、电梯驾驶员等。1938年他毕业于爱荷华大学,次年以《美国布鲁斯》(四个独幕剧)获得集体剧院的奖金。1944年后成为专业作家。《玻璃动物园》是威廉斯的成名之作,也是他最著名的剧本之一,曾在百老汇上演过一年多。在 Tennessee Williams is a famous contemporary American playwright, was born in the United States, Mississippi, South America, a commercial salesman family, has worked as clerks, waiters, elevator drivers and so on. In 1938 he graduated from the University of Iowa, the following year to “American Bruce” (four one-act play) won the collective theater prize. After 1944 as a professional writer. “Glass Zoo” is Williams’s fame, is also one of his most famous script, who staged a Broadway more than a year. in