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O'Neill in California

America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill, chose to live in Northern California at the climax of his writing career. Isolated from the world and within the walls of his home, O'Neill wrote his final and most memorable plays; The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten.

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Image of 8-ft bronze sculpture for Eugene O'Neill Commemorative in Danville, California

Eugene O'Neill Commemorative Sculpture

Visit the 8-ft bronze sculpture of Eugene O'Neill's words from his most memorable play Long Day's Journey Into Night. The commemorative is located in a park across from the Danville Library and Community Center.
 
O'Neill at Tao House

Eugene O'Neill and Theatre

Find out more about Eugene O'Neill's life and contributions to American Theatre
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P.O. Box 280
Danville, CA 94526

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(925) 838-0249

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(510) 232-5006

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(925) 838-9471

Climate

From April to October it is mostly dry with mild to warm temperatures (65-95 F). From November to March it is mostly damp from rain with cool to mild temperatures (45-65 F).
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Production of O'Neill's play The Emperor Jones  

Did You Know?
Eugene O’Neill wrote lead roles for African-American actors and inter-racial couples in the segregated society and theatre of the 1920s.

Last Updated: April 03, 2009 at 17:50 EST