1000 word analysis on the life of famous writer Eugene O'Neill (block)

My drama teacher has assigned a 1000 word formal analysis on the life of famous writer Eugene O'Neill. The problem? WRITERS BLOCK!
It must involve his entire life, and I would like to put extra emphasis on his life in comparison to his play "A Long Day's Journey Into Night". If anyone could give any tips to spark ideas, or help me out with how to lengthen it I'd greatly appreciate it.

Here is what I have so far.

Eugene O'Neill: Writer... Father...Son...Legend. Living through heartache, death, addiction and broken families, Eugene was burdened with the life of a tortured artist. "Eugene O'Neill was America's first true dramatic genius that America produced" (Theatre Database) Contributing over 54 play's to the world of acting, O'Neill was a four time Pulitzer Prize winner for his plays: Beyond the Horizon, Anna Christie, Strange Interlude and A Long Day's Journey Into Night (The Internet Movie Database). Not only did he win the above four distinguished prizes, but O'Neill also won a Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobel Prize Official Web Site).

Maybe you sould use some different words. Father and son don't belong, because they are too normal. Father... Something Else... Legend.

Hey, so here is my advice! You should get some good sources and write according to those sources... NOT according to your pre-planned idea. Free yourself from the plan, and just write some sentences about the MAIN IDEA expressed by the writer of one of your sources. Know what I mean?

All you need is to start with a single sentence... a sentence that expresses the idea of one of the sources, and then give another sentence of explanation... then an example... then maybe a quote.

It's kind of mechanical! Try to write 1 paragraph about each book/article you find.

:-)

Free yourself to write right now, and use cut/paste to rearrange the order of paragraphs into a good sequence later on.