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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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful. Great companion to "DragonArt"By Neko-sanDragonArt Fantasy Characters follows the steps of the previous book from J. Peffer; DragonArt. This is a great book for an aspiring artist to learn how to draw fantasy characters. It provide easy to follow instruction and shows Peffers inspiring art.This book is divided into five sections: a preface and four parts. The preface contains a tutorial about how to draw people. It briefly covers all the basics: shapes and shading; penciling and inking; coloring; human body; face; facial expressions; hair; hands and feet.There are step-by-step tutorials on how to draw fantasy beings in part 1; 2; and 3. Part 1 contains 6 classic fantasy creatures: a fairy; a sprite; an elf; a goblin; a dwarf; and an orc. Part 2 contains 6 mythological creatures: a mermaid; a centaur; a faun; an angel; and a kitsune. And part 3 contains 4 night creatures: a banshee; vampire; a werewolf; and a demon.Part 4 is about fashion. It shows a limited collection of clothes; accessories and weapons for male and female characters of various professions: warrior; ranger; rogue; mage; cleric; samurai; noble; and peasant.The step-by-step tutorials are very useful; but this book works the best for me as a source of inspiration. J. Peffers artistic style is refreshing and extremely contagious.The bad thing about this book is that its only 128 pages long. Overall; I think this is great book for anyone who wants to learn how to draw fantasy characters.Other books by J. Peffer:DragonArtDragonArt Evolution: How to Draw Everything Dragon0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great book for comic style artBy larry griffinGreat book for comic style art. Good instruction also may be used for more serious work also. Or the creation of characters.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Adorable art; good instruction; well worth the very reasonable price!By MeganI love these books - drawing books from the publisher Impact are almost always filled with interesting art styles and fun pictures. They generally provide pretty good instruction and are a nice item to have for inspiration! I own so many different books in the DragonArt series as well - one of my favorite series!I love all of the J "NeonDragon" Peffer books. If you like fantasy art and cutesy dragons; these are the books for you!
