Eugene Gladstone ONeill was born on October 16; 1888 in a hotel bedroom in what is now Times Square; New York. Much of his childhood was spent in the comfort of books at boarding schools whilst his actor father was on the road and his Mother contended with her own demons. He spent only a year at University - Princeton - and various reasons have been given for his departure. However whatever his background and education denied or added to his development it is agreed amongst all that he was a playwright of the first rank and possibly Americas greatest. His introduction of realism into American drama was instrumental in its development and paved a path for many talents thereafter. Of course his winning of both the Pulitzer Prize (4 times) and the Nobel Prize are indicative of his status. His more famous and later works do side with the disillusionment and personal tragedy of those on the fringes of society but continue to build upon ideas and structures he incorporated in his early one act plays. Eugene ONeill suffered from various health problems; mainly depression and alcoholism. In the last decade he also faced a Parkinsons like tremor in his hands which made writing increasingly difficult. But out of such difficulties came plays of the calibre of The Iceman Cometh; Long Days Journey Into Night; and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Eugene ONeill died in Room 401 of the Sheraton Hotel on Bay State Road in Boston; on November 27; 1953; at the age of 65. As he was dying; he whispered his last words: "I knew it. I knew it. Born in a hotel room and died in a hotel room."
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful representation of butterfliesBy mjkailWow; this was a much bigger book than I thought it would be. Gives very concise detailed instructions on painting the butterflies also shows a photo of the actual butterfly in the wild. Book is top quality with vivid colors beautiful pictures. I loved it but Sherry Nelson never disappoints. I have many of her books will happily add this to my decorative painting library.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. love itBy Dave KimmelIf you like butterflies and flowers youll love this book. Easy to follow instructions. the back of the book contains several step by steps... the lay out is good. the only drawback is that you will need to enlarge the patterns. I use a simple projector; but you can always photo copy them larger with out one. would have been really nice to have a separate section with all the patterns. Over all it is well worth the price. I also use it as a reference for other paintings. one last comment is that she goes step by step and actually places the brush where you need to go. very worth it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerBeautifully illustrated book with excellent instructions.
