Marlon Brando was in a film adapted from the work of an American author.
He initially gained acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for reprising the role of Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire , a role that he had originated successfully on Broadway.
Thomas Lanier `` Tennessee '' Williams III -LRB- March 26 , 1911 -- February 25 , 1983 -RRB- was an American playwright.
