Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Tennessee Williams across 7 places, from 1939 to 1983.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Tennessee Williams is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Tennessee Williams was documented, and when
1939year
New Orleansattested“Using some of the Rockefeller funds, Williams moved to New Orleans in 1939 to write for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a federally funded program of the New Deal era.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1945year
Taos, New Mexicoattested“On a 1945 visit to Taos, New Mexico, Williams met Pancho Rodríguez y González, a hotel clerk of Mexican heritage.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
February 1946month
New Mexicoattested“In February 1946, Rodríguez left New Mexico to join Williams in his New Orleans apartment.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1948year
Romeattested“Williams spent the spring and summer of 1948 in Rome in the company of a young man named "Rafaello" in Williams's Memoirs.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
25 February 1983exact date
New York Cityattested“On February 25, 1983, Williams was found dead at age 71 in his suite at the Hotel Elysée in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
25 February 1983exact date
Hotel Elyséeattested“On February 25, 1983, Williams was found dead at age 71 in his suite at the Hotel Elysée in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
25 February 1983exact date
New Yorkattested“On February 25, 1983, Williams was found dead at age 71 in his suite at the Hotel Elysée in New York City.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
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1918 to 1944period
Provincetown, Massachusettsmentioned“In the summer of 1940, Williams initiated a relationship with Kip Kiernan (1918–1944), a young dancer he met in Provincetown, Massachusetts.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1920year
New York Citymentioned“In New York City, he joined a gay social circle that included fellow writer and close friend Donald Windham (1920–2010) and Windham's then-boyfriend Fred Melton.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1920year
New Yorkmentioned“In New York City, he joined a gay social circle that included fellow writer and close friend Donald Windham (1920–2010) and Windham's then-boyfriend Fred Melton.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1921 to 1963period
New York Citymentioned“When he returned to New York City, Williams met and fell in love with Frank Merlo (1921–1963).”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1921 to 1963period
New Yorkmentioned“When he returned to New York City, Williams met and fell in love with Frank Merlo (1921–1963).”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1929 to 1931period
Columbia, Missourimentioned“From 1929 to 1931, Williams attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, where he enrolled in journalism classes.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1936year
Washington University in St. Louismentioned“In 1936, Williams enrolled at Washington University in St.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1937year
University of Iowamentioned“In the autumn of 1937, he transferred to the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he was graduated with a B.A.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1937year
Iowa City, Iowamentioned“In the autumn of 1937, he transferred to the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he was graduated with a B.A.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1937year
Iowamentioned“In the autumn of 1937, he transferred to the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he was graduated with a B.A.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1939year
Rockefeller Foundationmentioned“In 1939, with the help of his agent Audrey Wood, Williams was awarded a $1,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation in recognition of his play Battle of Angels.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1940year
Bostonmentioned“It was produced in Boston, Massachusetts in 1940 and was poorly received.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1943 to 1944period
Chicagomentioned“During the winter of 1944–45, his memory play The Glass Menagerie, developed from his 1943 short story "Portrait of a Girl in Glass", was produced in Chicago and garnered good reviews.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
1972year
Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis)mentioned“He wrote in his will in 1972: However, his brother Dakin Williams arranged for him to be buried at Calvary Cemetery in St.”source: Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
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explicitly dated record, attested a sentence that states the person was there,
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