History Theatre / LongDaysJourneyIntoNight

O'Neill's later play ''A Moon for the Misbegotten'' is a sequel focused on the final ill-spent and drunken days of Jame Tyrone. Creator/JasonRobards reprised the role of Jamie both on broadway and in a television movie of the play.

The play's been adapted to film several times. A well-regarded 1962 adaptation was directed by Creator/SidneyLumet, and stars Creator/KatharineHepburn as Mary (who won Best Actress at Cannes and was nominated for an Oscar), Creator/RalphRichardson as James, Creator/JasonRobards as Jamie (reprising his role from the Broadway version), and Creator/DeanStockwell as Edmund. A more recent adaptation is Jonathan Kent's 2023 film with Creator/EdHarris as James and Creator/JessicaLange as Mary.

* TheAlcoholic: James, Jamie, and Edmund all get progressively more drunk as the play goes on, especially as they try to open up to one another. It's implied that this is a common occurrence among the family. Out of the three, Jamie is easily the biggest drunk.

The play's been adapted to film several times. A well-regarded 1962 adaptation was directed by Creator/SidneyLumet, and stars Creator/KatharineHepburn as Mary (who won Best Actress at Cannes and was nominated for an Oscar), Creator/RalphRichardson as James, Creator/JasonRobards as Jamie (reprising his role from the Broadway version), and Creator/DeanStockwell as Edmund.

** James was an acclaimed up and coming actor, but he eventually found a play that he could successfully do over and over and bring in the money without actually challenging himself. Once he realized he had wasted his talents, he tried to get out of it but found he lost his touch and nobody wanted him in another role.

A well-regarded film adaptation, directed by Creator/SidneyLumet and starring Creator/KatharineHepburn as Mary, was made in 1962.

* IllBoy: Edmund, arguably the most well-adjusted member of the family, is suffering from an apparent case of tuberculosis that steadily worsens as the play progresses.

* ICouldHaveBeenAContender:

%%* FatalFlaw: See above.

-->'''James''': The mad scene. Enter Ophelia!

* TheAlcoholic: James, Jamie, and Edmund all get progressively more drunk as the play goes on, especially as they try to open up to one another. It's implied that this is a common occurrence among the family.

* WomanInWhite: Mary and her wedding dress.

* DrugsAreBad: DrugsAreBad: Mary is a recovering morphine addict who is slowly relapsing due to her use of opioids to numb the rheumatic pain in her hands. By the end of the play, she’s fallen completely off the wagon.

* ParentsAsPeople: And how. Mary and James are depressingly human.

''Long Day's Journey Into Night'' is the story of a day in the life of a [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther loving]] but [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Irish-American family as it is torn apart by [[FatalFlaw addiction, resentment, and regret.]] It is also Creator/EugeneONeill's most autobiographical play, hence his insistence that it not be published until after his death. Winner of the 1957 Pulitzer Prize. Creator/FredricMarch won a UsefulNotes/TonyAward for his performance in the original Broadway production.

''Long Day's Journey Into Night'' is the story of a day in the life of a [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther loving]] but [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Irish-American family as it is torn apart by [[FatalFlaw addiction, resentment, and regret.]] It is also Creator/EugeneONeill's most autobiographical play, hence his insistence that it not be published until after his death. Winner of the 1957 Pulitzer Prize.

This play provides examples of:

* CreatorBreakdown

* FatalFlaw: See above.

* IgnoredEpiphany

* TheDiseaseThatShallNotBeNamed: Literally. Edmund tries not to speak about his illness, as he believes it could be his mother's final breaking point.
* TheOphelia: Mary, especially in the last scene. Mostly due to the [[spoiler:morphine]].
** '''James''': The mad scene. Enter Ophelia!
* ShoutOutLiterature: Edmund compares himself to a [[TheSeagull seagull.]]

* WriteWhoYouKnow: Where to begin? Everyone is directly based on his real family and even share their first named: O'Neill's father was a famous {{Melodrama}} actor named James; his addict mother's first name was Mary, although she went by Ella; and his older brother was James Jr (Jamie). There's even a fleeting reference to the dead infant son being named Eugene-- essentially O'Neill swaps names with Edmund the AuthorAvatar, the actual name for his dead sibling.

''Long Day's Journey Into Night'' is the story of a day in the life of a [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther loving]] but [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Irish-American family as it is torn apart by [[FatalFlaw addiction, resentment, and regret.]] It is also Eugene O'Neill's most autobiographical play, hence his insistence that it not be published until after his death. Winner of the 1957 Pulitzer Prize.

''Long Day's Journey Into Night'' is the story of a day in the life (circa 1912) of a [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther loving]] but [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Irish-American family as it is torn apart by [[FatalFlaw addiction, resentment, and regret.]] It is also Eugene O'Neill's most autobiographical play, hence his insistence that it not be published until after his death. Winner of the 1957 Pulitzer Prize.

''Long Day's Journey Into Night'' is the story of a day in the life of a [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther loving]] but [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional]] Irish-American family as it is torn apart by [[FatalFlaw addiction, resentment, and regret.]] It is also Eugene O'Neill's most autobiographical play, hence his insistence that it not be published until after his death. Winner of the 1957 Pulitzer Prize.

* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler:Morphine. Alcoholism. Tuberculosis. James (most likely) accidentally killed his infant brother. Edmund is Eugene O'Neill.]]