Eugene O'Neill Theatre - New York City, NY
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N 40° 45.601 W 073° 58.953
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This theater is located at 230 West 49th Street in midtown-Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMCFGB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2011
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The Place:Eugene O'Neill TheaterThis theater was built in 1925...and was originally named after the 19th century actor Edwin Forrest. It's name was changed to the Coronet in 1945 and then changed to the Eugene O'Neill Theater in 1959. It seats around 1108 people. It was once owned by playwright Neil Simon.
Wikipedia (
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The Person:Eugene O'NeillEugene O'Neill (1888-1953) was an American playwright who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936...and the Pulitizer for Drama in 1920, 1922, 1928 & 1957. "Long Day's Journey Into Night" is one of his best known works and was the winner of the 1957 Pulitzer. Most people who have heard about Charlie Chaplin's wife, Oona...probably don't realize that Oona was O'Neill's daughter...who he disowned when she married Chaplin.
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