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Tennessee Williams: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Tennessee Williams has 5 books adapted into 5 TV shows and movies.
About Tennessee Williams's books on screen
Tennessee Williams has 5 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1947 to 1961. Together they have become 5 movies. The first adaptation was A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), and the most recent released one is The Night of the Iguana (1964).
Tennessee Williams books with adaptations, in publication order
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) · adapted as A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) · adapted as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1959) · adapted as Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
- The Night of the Iguana (1961) · adapted as The Night of the Iguana (1964)
- Suddenly, Last Summer · adapted as Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
TV shows and movies based on Tennessee Williams's books
- The Night of the Iguana (movie, 1964)
- Sweet Bird of Youth (movie, 1962)
- Suddenly, Last Summer (movie, 1959)
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (movie, 1958)
- A Streetcar Named Desire (movie, 1951)
Common questions
How many Tennessee Williams books have been made into movies or TV shows?
5 books have been adapted into 5 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Tennessee Williams adaptation?
A Streetcar Named Desire, released in 1951, a movie based on A Streetcar Named Desire.
Is a new Tennessee Williams adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Night of the Iguana.