Introduction to Eugene o' neill
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BornEugene Gladstone O'Neill, October 16, 1888
New York City, US
Died November 27, 1953 (aged 65)Boston, Massachusetts, US
Occupation Playwright
Nationality United States
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature (1936)Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1920, 1922, 1928, 1957)
SpouseKathleen Jenkins (1909–12)Agnes Boulton (1918–29)Carlotta Monterey (1929–53)
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O'Neill died in Room 401 of the Sheraton
Hotel on Bay State Road in Boston, on
November 27, 1953, at the age of 65. As
he was dying, he whispered his last
words: "I knew it. I knew it. Born in a
hotel room and died in a hotel room."
The United States Postal Service honored O'Neill with
a Prominent Americans series (1965–1978) $1 postage
stamp.