Playwright Eugene O'Neill (see photo at top right) was world famous, though he shunned the spotlight and moved with his wife to this remote California home to avoid publicity. It was built in the traditional Monterey style, with Bakelite bricks and a clay tile roof.
"He was a very private man, who was deeply, deeply involved with creating his plays. In order to do this, he needed quiet and isolation and this is what he and his wife, Carlotta, found when they came here in 1937 and bought this property," said Jim Kantor, a docent for the Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site.
O'Neill was fascinated with the Orient, as is evident in the Chinese characters on the gate (figure A), colors in the rooms, and Chinese Fu Dogs (figure B). It was here that O'Neill wrote his masterpiece, Long Day's Journey Into Night. He would eventually become the only American playwright to win the Nobel Prize.
Resources Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
Reservations are required for all individual and group tours. There are no admission or van fees.
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
PO Box 280
Danville, CA 94526
USA
Phone: 925-838-9471
Fax: 925-838-9471
Email:
EUON_Administration@nps.gov
URL:
www.nps.gov/euon/
Long Day's Journey into Night
by Eugene O'Neill (ISBN: 0808576658)
Econo-Clad Books, 1999
Econo-Clad Books is a division of the Sagebrush Corporation.
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Econo-Clad Books
Toll Free Phone: 800-255-3502
Fax: 785-233-3129
URL:
www.sagebrushcorp.com/books/
O'Neill: Life With Monte Cristo
by Arthur Gelb, Barbara Gelb (ISBN: 0399146091)
Penguin Putnam Inc., 2000
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Penguin Putnam Inc.
E. Rutherford, NJ
USA
Phone: 201-933-9292
Toll Free Phone: 800-788-6262
E-mail:
online@penguinputnam.com
Website:
www.penguinputnam.com
Selected Letters of Eugene O'Neill
by Eugene O'Neill (ISBN: 0879101814)
Travis Bogard and Jackson R. Bryer are editors of this collection of O'Neill's correspondence.
Limelight Editions, 1994
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The Iceman Cometh
by Eugene O'Neill (ISBN: 0375709177)
Vintage Books, November 1999
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Vintage Books
6613 E. Mill Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98661
USA
Phone: 360-694-9519
Toll Free Phone: 888-694-9519
Fax: 360-694-7644
Email:
books@vintage-books.com
URL:
www.vintage-books.com
Guests Jim Kantor
Docent, Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
PO Box 280
Danville, CA 94526
Phone: 925-838-0249
Fax: 925-838-9471
URL:
www.nps.gov/euon/
Jean Houts
Park Ranger, Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
PO Box 280
Danville, CA 94526
Phone: 925-838-0249
Fax: 925-838-9471
URL:
www.nps.gov/euon/
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