The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie is Tennessee Williams's memory play, first published by Random House in New York in 1945 after its Chicago premiere in December 1944. Tom Wingfield recalls his mother's hopes of finding a suitor for his fragile sister Laura. It made Williams's name.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Random House, 1945
- First published
- Random House, New York, 1945
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On screen
- Here Without Me Film, 2011
From Wikidata. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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- Suddenly Last Summer1958 · 1 edition
- Sweet Bird of Youth1959 · 2 editions
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Who published the first edition of The Glass Menagerie?
The first edition of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams was published in New York by Random House in 1945.
How many editions of The Glass Menagerie are there?
We track 2 editions of The Glass Menagerie, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has The Glass Menagerie been adapted for film or television?
Yes, including Here Without Me (film, 2011).
Where these facts come from
- The Glass Menagerie, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Williams, Tennessee. The Glass Menagerie. New York: Random House, 1945, Bonhams, 2016 (bonhams.com)
- The Glass Menagerie editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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