Eugene Gladstone O'Neill

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An American writer of plays known for powerful family dramas

proper noun
/juˈdʒin ˈɡlædstoʊn oʊˈniːl/

: Eugene Gladstone O'Neill

Eugene Gladstone O'Neill won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936.

Examples

The plays of Eugene Gladstone O'Neill often explore complex family relationships and existential themes.
Did you know Eugene Gladstone O'Neill wrote 'Long Day's Journey Into Night'?
Many critics regard Eugene Gladstone O'Neill as the father of American drama.
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill is a famous playwright.
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill is considered one of the most important playwrights in American theater history.
The powerful stories told by Eugene Gladstone O'Neill have deeply influenced modern drama.
In many of his works, Eugene Gladstone O'Neill addresses themes of addiction and family turmoil.

Synonyms

Eugene O'Neill

vsEugene Gladstone O'Neill

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An important American writer of plays who wrote Long Day's Journey Into Night

is the full formal personal name including the middle name

Surface Forms

Eugene Gladstone O'Neill main

Morphology

Eugene + Gladstone + O'Neill

This is a personal name (a proper noun) referring to a specific historical figure; knowing the constituent name parts does not indicate that the referent is an influential U.S. playwright. The meaning requires world knowledge or exposure rather than compositional inference, and names are arbitrary across languages, so a B1 learner would not be able to derive the definition from the parts alone.

Etymology

Eugene Gladstone O'Neill grew up with a stormy family and time on ships, and he turned those hard, true experiences into intense plays such as Long Day's Journey Into Night. That is why his work feels very real and why he is remembered as a leading 'playwright' who won the 'Nobel Prize'.