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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such classic dramas as "The Glass Menagerie," "A Streetcar Named Desire," and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is profiled. The "American Masters" program--originally titled "Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage"--traces the life and career of Mississippi-born playwright Williams from his earliest years working menial jobs to the successes of the enduring classics that made him the toast of Broadway. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.