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Birth
O'Neil is born in a hotel in what would later be known as New York's Time's Square. His mother beings taking morphine to ease the pain of childbirth, leading to a long-lasting addiction. -
First Son born
Eugene O'neil Jr. is born. His parents would divorce in 1912. -
Suicide attempt and Illness
O'neil attempts suicide and contracts tuberculosis. He is inspired to become a playwright during his recovery. -
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Death of O'neil's Parents
During this time, both of his parents pass. His parents will later become inspiration for his plays. -
First Full-length play produced
"Beyond the Horizon" is produced at the Moosco Theatre, winning O'neil his first Pulitzer Prize. -
Second Pulitzer
"Anna Christie" is awarded the Pulitzer Prize -
Third Pulitzer
Wins his third Pulitzer Prize for "Strange Interlude" -
Nobel Prize in Literature
O'neil wins the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first and only American dramatist to do so. -
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"A Long Day's Journey Into Night"
O'neil finishes his most well-known work in 1941. He delivers it to Random House in New York, insisting the play not be produced until twenty-five years after his death. -
Daughter married, never seen again
Oona O'neil (18) marries Charlie Chaplin (54). O'neil rejects the marriage and never sees his daughter again. -
Iceman Cometh
The last Broadway production to be staged in O'neil's lifetime. -
Son's Suicide
O'neil's son, Eugene Jr. commits suicide, leaving a note that read "Never let it be said of O'Neill that he failed to finish a bottle." -
Death
O'neil dies after suffering from a neuromuscular disorder in the Shelton Hotel, Boston. -
"A Long Day's Journey" Opens
Despite his wishes, "A Long Day's Journey into Night" opens at the Helen Hayes Theatre, gaining O'neil a posthumous Pulitzer Prize.