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America in the 1950s. Tennessee Williams Born Thomas Lanier Williams on March 26, 1911 Always had desire to be a writer Tense family life -> Parent’s.

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1 America in the 1950s

2 Tennessee Williams Born Thomas Lanier Williams on March 26, 1911 Always had desire to be a writer Tense family life -> Parent’s marriage Battled with father to write At 28, moved to New Orleans to write and became successful Became one of country’s best playwright by 1947 with A Streetcar Named Desire Cat on a Hot Tin Roof also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1955

3 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Mississippi Delta of the 1950s Margaret “Maggie” Brick Big Daddy – “Mississippi Redneck” Big Momma

4 Cold War “National Security Rational” Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 Korean War Heightened sense of alert

5 Televisions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqIIeGmhL2Q Popular mode of communications in the 50’s Lots of PSAs Duck and Cover Dinner Etiquette Present in 90% of homes by end of 1950s Advertisements Helped distract Americans from Cold War

6 Automobiles Military vehicle production drawn to a close by end of WWII Spurred by advertising Fueled by the war Higher wages Cheap gas Highways

7 Economy Decade of Prosperity G.I. Bill Credit Increased standards of living in US

8 References http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~mwaltos/lis506/project/1950s/cars.html http://www.shmoop.com/1950s/economy.html http://www.shmoop.com/cat-hot-tin-roof/plot-analysis.html http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/cat/summary.html http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/index.asp http://www.biography.com/people/tennessee-williams-9532952?page=2 http://www.shmoop.com/1950s/culture.html

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