Playwright Tennessee Williams was born in Mississippi, died in New York and lived all over the world in between.

But it was his family’s move to the Central West End in St. Louis when Williams was 7 that set the stage for a career that earned him two Pulitzer Prizes for drama. Williams lived in St. Louis for more than 20 years — longer than anywhere else — and busily wrote short stories and plays that he submitted for contests or publication, often with disappointing results.

This month, the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis marks 10 years of highlighting the writer’s connection to St. Louis and his work, including lesser-known plays he wrote in the city while still developing his voice. The festival’s centerpiece production of “ A Streetcar Named Desire ” begins performances

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