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what happened during Tennessee Williams' childhood?
As a young child Tennessee Williams nearly died from a case of diphtheria.
what happened when Tennessee Williams got diphtheria?
The case of diphtheria left Tennessee Williams weak and virtually confined to his house during a period of recuperation that lasted a year.
Once Tennessee Williams got better from diphtheria, what did he do?

Question: where did he go to school?
Self-contained rewrite: where did Tennessee Williams go to school?