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. ExcellentBy CatI was very pleased with this purchase. The reading is easy and instructions were not complicated. Lots of examples and hands on lessons. I would highly recommend this book for new artists as well as a refresher for those more experienced.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. easy book for the perspective-impaired artistBy mediocrityI am a perspective-impaired artist and I admit to it. This is a good book to fix that issue. It contains quite a bit of actual - very easy - exercises to help you learn perspective. It can even be appropriate for an elementary school child -- somewhere between 8 and above; if they like to read or are very interested in art.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book is a must have for beginners learning perspective drawingBy Zoie DeeFor a class assignment; I was to do a one point perspective drawing. Without having any experience with perspective drawing; I found it intimidating. However; I came across "Perspective Without Pain" by Phil Metzger. His Step-by-Step approach made more sense to me and as a result I did well on my drawing. The book pointed out otherwise difficult concepts; and made them easier to understand. I would recommend this book to anyone but particularly to a beginner because there are examples and explanations through out the book that are easy to follow.
