T.S. Eliot

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T.S. Eliot BIO

T.S. Eliot was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 26, 1888. He was educated at Harvard, the Sorbonne in Paris and Merton College, Oxford. He settled in England in 1915 and taught briefly at two schools before joining Lloyds Bank in the city of London. His first volume of poems, "Prufrock and Other Observations," was published in 1917. The Waste Land, his most famous work, was first published in 1922. In 1925, he left the bank to become a director of the publishing house of Faber. There have been several individual and collected editions of his poetry, as well as volumes of his literary and social criticism; he also wrote a number of verse plays, including "Murder in the Cathedral," which was commissioned for the Canterbury Festival of 1935. T.S. Eliot had a great affection for cats, and “Possum” was his alias among his friends. "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats" appeared in October 1939 and was the basis for CATS. He received many honors and distinctions, among them the Order of Merit and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Eliot died in January 1965 and was posthumously awarded the 1983 Tony Award for the book of CATS.

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T.S. Eliot Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1983 - Outstanding Lyrics

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Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Book of a Musical

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Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

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Tony Awards - 1950 - Best Play

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T.S. Eliot News


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Review: CORIOLANUS at Avant Bard

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Chicago's Paramount Aurora Theatre will stage the metropolis' premiere of Disney's Frozen the Musical as the 2024 holiday season show. The city, which has previously the touring production, will be one of the first to see a production staged by a local theatre company. 

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Wins Copyright Case Against Former Dancer Who Claimed He Wrote 'Memory'

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Alpine Theatre Project Presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS

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The Lowell Chamber Orchestra Inaugurates Fifth Season With A Concert That Redefines The Symphony

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T.S. Eliot FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has T.S. Eliot written?

T.S. Eliot has written 8 shows including Murder in the Cathedral (Playwright), The Confidential Clerk (Playwright), Practical Cats (Lyricist), Homage to T. S. Eliot (Bookwriter/Lyricist), The Cocktail Party (Playwright), Apocalypsis Cum Figuris (Text), Cats (Lyricist), The Waste Land (Playwright).

What awards has T.S. Eliot been nominated for?

T.S. Eliot has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for Cats, Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for Cats, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for Cats, and Best Play at the Tony Awards for The Cocktail Party.

What awards has T.S. Eliot won?

T.S. Eliot has won the following awards: Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Cats," Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for "Cats," and Best Play at the Tony Awards for "The Cocktail Party."

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