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Born in the Barrett House in Longacre Square, New York City. His parents being actor James O'Neill and Ella O'Neill.
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Between these years, O'Neill attended St. Aloysius Academy for Boys in 1895, then in 1900 attended La Salle Institute. Later attends Princeton University in 1906 for a year.
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O'Neill marries Kathleen Jenkins in a secret ceremony and their marriage ripples due to Eugene's life at sea. They have a son together, named Eugene O'Neill Jr.
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Eugene sets to the seas during this period. He briefly lived in Honduras, Buenos Aires, and England. Kathleen ends up divorcing Eugene in 1912, years of alcohol abuse lead to an attempt at suicide, and then later contracted tuberculosis.
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While recovering from his tuberculosis at Gaylord Farm Sanitarium, O'Neill began his playwright career, creating works such as:
- "The web"
- "A Wife for a Life"
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Eugene O'Neill attends Harvard University to take a dramatic technique course for a year and then drops out.
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Throughout the duration of the great war, O'Neill wrote stories that reflected the war and explored aspects. He wrote "The Sniper," "In the Zone" and "Shell Shock"
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As the world came to an understanding of a great war on hand, this influences O'Neill in some of his works. -
Eugene meets a short story writer, Agnes Boulton at the Hell Hole in New York City. Agnes has two kids with O'Neill, Shane O'Neill and Oona O'Neill. Like his previous marriage, it proves to be rocky, a constant theme in his relationships. things end up not working out down the line.
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O'Neill wins the Pulitzer prize for "Beyond the Horizon"
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After the opening week of "Beyond the Horizon" James O'Neill dies, two years later his mother dies, and a year later his brother dies. Their lives and deaths inspired and influenced into O'Neill's work.
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Eugene O'Neill is awarded his second Pulitzer prize for "Anna Christie."
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O'Neill receives his 3rd Pulitzer prize for "Stranger Interlude."
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After a rocky marriage with Agnes, Eugene felt more in touch with Carlotta Monterey. O'Neill marries Carlotta a month after Boulton divorced him.
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Eugene O'Neill wins the Noble prize in literature
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O'Neill writes "The Iceman Cometh," "Long Day's Journey into Night," "A Moon for the Misbegotten"
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In an ironic fashion Eugene O'Neill born in a hotel room, passes away in one at the age of 65.
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O'Neill wins his 4th Pulitzer prize for Long days journey into night.