Stanley Kowalski

Stanley Kowalski is the brutish, working-class protagonist of Tennessee Williams's play *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1947).

His raw masculinity, violent temper, and conflict with his refined sister-in-law Blanche DuBois made him an icon of postwar American drama.

The role, originated by Marlon Brando, is remembered for the anguished cry Stella!

The name evokes aggressive male sexuality and blue-collar directness.