Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts

Episode aired Sep 8, 1986
TV-14
2h 30m

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Eugene O'Neill was one of the greatest playwrights in American history. Through his experimental and emotionally probing dramas, he addressed the difficulties of human society with a deep ps... Read allEugene O'Neill was one of the greatest playwrights in American history. Through his experimental and emotionally probing dramas, he addressed the difficulties of human society with a deep psychological complexity.Eugene O'Neill was one of the greatest playwrights in American history. Through his experimental and emotionally probing dramas, he addressed the difficulties of human society with a deep psychological complexity.

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First-rank Examination of a Notable American Author

Disclaimer: I am no Eugene O'Reilly fan. I've tried to sit through a few of his plays and I've always fallen asleep. Sometimes more than once, they're so long.

But this examination of O'Neill's life and works, with a line-up of top notch actors including Blythe Danner, Jason Robards and Tom Hulse, interspersed with comments from O'Neill scholars and friends, with readings and scenes from his plays, is fascinating from one end to the other.

It begins with several of the notable actors coming in and sitting at what I assume is a rehearsal table (as with Leonardo's Last Supper, all on one side). They even have (silent) film of O'Neill's actor/father.

Whether you love O'Neill or merely have an interest in writers and how they live and work, this episode of "American Masters" is a must.