O’NEILL, EUGENE. Considered by many theater historians to be the father of 20th century American theater; b. New York, New York, ; d. Boston, Massachusetts, .
Eugene O’Neill pioneered American realism, taking the theater away from the melodramatic and farcical theater that Europe bequeathed to America at the turn of the 20th century. O’Neill was among the earliest playwrights to work in experimental techniques and non-naturalistic styles. He delved into the psyches...