Pulitzer Prize Biography Winner
O'Neill, Son and Artist
by Louis Sheaffer
Summary
Louis Sheaffer completes his two volume life of the playwright Eugene O'Neill, carrying the story through the mature years that produced his greatest tragedies. The book connects O'Neill's troubled family, his battles with alcohol and illness, and the autobiographical roots of plays such as Long Day's Journey into Night. Sheaffer's deeply researched account shows how personal pain fed the work of America's foremost dramatist.
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Historical Context & Significance
The second volume of Sheaffer's biography of the playwright won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.