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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 10 general entries.
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 O'Neill, Eugene
| 'Strange Interlude' is one of O'Neill's best known works. What distinctive feature does it contain? | Eugene O'Neill
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The actors speak their thoughts. The actors express their thoughts in dramatic 'asides'. Masks were used in 'The Great God {Brown';} drums were used for effect in 'The Emperor Jones'. Dialect was used in 'All God's Chillun Got Wings'.
| Which play was written by O'Neill as a remembrance of his brother? | Eugene O'Neill
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A Moon for the Misbegotten. Poor Jamie didn't do too well in life: O'Neill's older brother drank himself to death, more or less.
| Which of O'Neill's plays was not produced until after his death? | Eugene O'Neill
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Long Day's Journey. 'Long Day's Journey' was auobiographical. It was not produced until after his death (at his own request).
| O'Neill was very proud of his work experiences prior to becoming a writer. What work did he do? | Eugene O'Neill
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Seaman. He was an able bodied seaman. Many of his plays are set at sea.
| One of O'Neill's best known work is 'The Iceman Cometh'. What does the 'iceman' represent? | Eugene O'Neill
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Death. The role of Hickey is a choice one for actors.
| O'Neill spent some time in a sanitarium recuperating from a serious illness. What was it? | Eugene O'Neill
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Tuberculosis. The plot of 'Long Day's Journey' dramatizes this illness (among other problems).
| O'Neill's father earned a considerable reputation for himself. In what field? | Eugene O'Neill
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Acting. James O'Neill made a fine living portraying the Count of Monte Cristo. He felt, however, that he had compromised himself artistically by 'selling out' for commercial success.
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