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=== Television === {{Main|A Streetcar Named Desire (1984 film)|A Streetcar Named Desire (1995 film)}} In 1955, the television program ''[[Omnibus (U.S. TV series)|Omnibus]]'' featured [[Jessica Tandy]] reviving her original Broadway performance as Blanche, with her husband, [[Hume Cronyn]], as Mitch. It aired only portions of the play that featured the Blanche and Mitch characters. The 1984 television version featured [[Ann-Margret]] as Blanche, [[Treat Williams]] as Stanley, [[Beverly D'Angelo]] as Stella and [[Randy Quaid]] as Mitch. It was directed by [[John Erman]] and the teleplay was adapted by [[Oscar Saul]]. The music score by composed by [[Marvin Hamlisch]]. Ann-Margret, D'Angelo and Quaid were all nominated for [[Emmy Awards]], but none won. However, it did win four Emmys, including one for cinematographer [[Bill Butler (cinematographer)|Bill Butler]]. Ann-Margret won a [[Golden Globe]] award for her performance, and Treat Williams was nominated for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie. A 1995 television version was based on the highly successful Broadway revival that starred [[Alec Baldwin]] and [[Jessica Lange]]. However, only Baldwin and Lange were from the stage production. The TV version added [[John Goodman]] as Mitch and [[Diane Lane]] as Stella. This production was directed by [[Glenn Jordan]]. Baldwin, Lange and Goodman all received [[Emmy Award]] nominations. Lange won a [[Golden Globe]] award (for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie), and Baldwin was nominated for Best Actor. In 1998, PBS aired a taped version of the opera adaptation that featured the original [[San Francisco Opera]] cast. The program received an [[Emmy Award]] nomination for Outstanding Classical Music/Dance Program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/streetcar-named-desire-san-francisco|title="A Streetcar Named Desire" From The San Francisco|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref> In a 1992 episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]", a musical version of the play, titled ''Oh, Streetcar!'', was featured. [[Ned Flanders]] and [[Marge Simpson]] took the leading roles as Stanley and Blanche, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-29 |title=The Simpsons - 'A Streetcar Named Marge' - CBS San Francisco |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/the-simpsons-a-streetcar-named-marge/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In a 2016 episode of ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'', titled "A Streetcar Named Desire", Klaus Mikaelson and Elijah Mikaelson are forced to face two siblings, Tristan and Aurora de Martel, once friends but now foes.
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