Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire," was first
released as a play on December 3, 1947 at the Shubert Theater in
New Jersey. The film version of "A Streetcar Named Desire" was
released four years later in 1951. In addition to being released as
a film, it was also released as a ballet in 1952, and an opera in
1955. Finally, there was a television version of the famous play
premiering in 1955.