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 .	Academy Award	Academy Awards	A Streetcar Named Desire	A Streetcar Named Desire	Stanley Kowalski	Stanley Kowalski	Tennessee Williams	Tennessee Williams	Broadway	Broadway theatre	film adaptation	Julius Caesar (1953 film)
Thomas Lanier `` Tennessee '' Williams III -LRB- March 26 , 1911 -- February 25 , 1983 -RRB- was an American playwright .
