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Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams

Tennessee Williams
BIRTH: 26 Mar 1911, Canton, Madison, Mississippi
DEATH: 25 Feb 1983, New York City, New York
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Father: Cornelius Coffin Williams (21 Aug 1879 - 21 Mar 1957)
Mother: Edwina Dakin (9 Aug 1884 - 1 Jun 1980)
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                                                             _John Williams ______________|
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|--Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams 
|  (1911 - 1983)
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|_Edwina Dakin ______________|
  (1884 - 1980) m 1907       |
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                             |_Rosina Maria Francesca Otte _|
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Notes

!SOURCE: Gary Boyd Roberts, Notable Kin, vol. 2 (Santa Clarita, Calif.: Carl Boyer, 1999), p. 166-167. Individual 1.
!OCCUPATION: "One of the premier American playwrights of this century." --G.B. Roberts, p. 166
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