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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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