# 4903676 - 1995 32c Tennessee Williams Proofcard
Often called the ultimate philatelic issue, the Fleetwood Proofcard is a distinctive commemorative with an elegantly embossed surface. Each Proofcard bears an original work of art complementing the theme of the stamp and created exclusively for Fleetwood by a leading American artist. Proofcards are often collected on their own, but would also make a beautiful addition to your existing stamp or cover collection.
Birth Of Tennessee Williams
The second of three children, Williams was struck with diphtheria as a child and nearly died. The yearlong recuperation left him frail, which upset his father, a descendant of hardy Tennessee pioneers. Williams would later base much of his writing on his dysfunctional family and childhood. Â
Williamsâ father removed him from school after just two years to make him work at a shoe factory. Williams hated the job but resolved to write even more, spending his nights and weekends producing a story a week. However, by the time he was 24, Williams was overworked and depressed and quit his job. (This period would later serve as inspiration for Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire.)
Williams decided to resume his education first at Washington University in St. Louis and then the University of Iowa. After graduating, Williams went on to study at the Dramatic Workshop in New York City. He adopted the name âTennessee Williamsâ around 1939.
In 1944, Williams had another major break â his play The Glass Menagerie debuted in Chicago to positive reviews. When the play moved to New York it became a huge hit and made Williams famous. Combining semiautobiographical material with innovative stage techniques, this play won a New York Drama Criticsâ Circle Award for best play of the season.
Over the next decade, seven more of Williamsâ plays appeared on Broadway: Summer and Smoke (1948), The Rose Tattoo (1951), Camino Real (1953), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), Orpheus Descending (1957), Garden District (1958), and Sweet Bird of Youth (1959). He earned another Pulitzer, two more New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, three Donaldson Awards, and a Tony. Several of his plays were also made into movies.
Click here to read some of Williamsâ poetry.
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Often called the ultimate philatelic issue, the Fleetwood Proofcard is a distinctive commemorative with an elegantly embossed surface. Each Proofcard bears an original work of art complementing the theme of the stamp and created exclusively for Fleetwood by a leading American artist. Proofcards are often collected on their own, but would also make a beautiful addition to your existing stamp or cover collection.
Birth Of Tennessee Williams
The second of three children, Williams was struck with diphtheria as a child and nearly died. The yearlong recuperation left him frail, which upset his father, a descendant of hardy Tennessee pioneers. Williams would later base much of his writing on his dysfunctional family and childhood. Â
Williamsâ father removed him from school after just two years to make him work at a shoe factory. Williams hated the job but resolved to write even more, spending his nights and weekends producing a story a week. However, by the time he was 24, Williams was overworked and depressed and quit his job. (This period would later serve as inspiration for Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire.)
Williams decided to resume his education first at Washington University in St. Louis and then the University of Iowa. After graduating, Williams went on to study at the Dramatic Workshop in New York City. He adopted the name âTennessee Williamsâ around 1939.
In 1944, Williams had another major break â his play The Glass Menagerie debuted in Chicago to positive reviews. When the play moved to New York it became a huge hit and made Williams famous. Combining semiautobiographical material with innovative stage techniques, this play won a New York Drama Criticsâ Circle Award for best play of the season.
Over the next decade, seven more of Williamsâ plays appeared on Broadway: Summer and Smoke (1948), The Rose Tattoo (1951), Camino Real (1953), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955), Orpheus Descending (1957), Garden District (1958), and Sweet Bird of Youth (1959). He earned another Pulitzer, two more New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, three Donaldson Awards, and a Tony. Several of his plays were also made into movies.
Click here to read some of Williamsâ poetry.
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