Claim: Marlon Brando was in a film adapted from the work of an American author.
Evidence: 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.