Eugene ONeil
Through poverty and fame, “An artist or nothing”(Miller p6), was the motto of a man named Eugene O’Neill, who wrote from his soul in an attempt to find salvation. In the year 1888, the Barrett House hotel in Time Square, New York saw the birth of a man who would be called the greatest American playwright. His father James, was an actor, and was famous across the United Sates for his role in the popular play Monte Cristo. Eugene’s mother was a beautiful woman named Ellen who was also gifted with a great artistic talent. Through out his life, he would travel all over the world, marry three women, have three children, and write some of the best American Drama that would ever be written. “Much of his life would be devoted to writing plays of tragic power”(David p11), and “His works reveal the unsatisfied searching of a soul for truth”(David p11). When Eugene was born, he was a great inconvenience to his parents, who already had one child, and spent most of their time traveling around the country playing in different cities. As a result of this, he was raised in the care of a Cornish nanny, keeping him isolated from the rest of his family. He would continue to spend
A friend remarked “he had six senses, sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing, and tragedy. In order not to have anything to do with his son, he took on a job as a seaman on a Norwegian liner that had regular trade routs all along the coast of North and South America. , “Eugene O’Neill - The Man” Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Brian Rodgers , special collections Librarian, at Library at Connecticut College Internet Eugene O’Neill “An Artist or Nothing” English-9 7 April, 1997 . Still only writing as a hobby, he found it was a good way to fund his extravagant social life. , Modern American Drama New York: The Macmillan Company 1965 Miller, Jordan Y. most of his youth away from his family as he would be educated almost entirely in boarding schools. When you’re damned like that, the questions multiply for you until in the end it’s all a big question and no answer”(Raleigh p13). He now lived with Agnes Boulton and was still living on his father’s allowance. In order to depart from his family, in 1928, he left to go on a trip around Europe and the Orient. They would eventually elope though in the fall of 1909 when Eugene discovered his father was sending him to Honduras to look for gold. Eugene moved into a New York apartment with his friend Frank Best after leaving Princeton. He also applied to the Harvard drama department to study modern play writing and with the encouragement of friend Clayton Hamilton, he decided he would attend the class.
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