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William Motter Inge (/ ˈ ɪ n dʒ /; May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations.
Jun 6, 2024 · William Inge (born May 3, 1913, Independence, Kan., U.S.—died June 10, 1973, Hollywood Hills, Calif.) was an American playwright best known for his plays Come Back, Little Sheba (1950; filmed 1952); Picnic (1953; filmed 1956), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize; and Bus Stop (1955; filmed 1956).
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Learn about the life and works of William Inge, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and native of Independence, Kansas. Explore his influences, achievements, and legacy at the William Inge Center for the Arts.
William Inge was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who wrote four Broadway hits about small-town life in the American Midwest. He also wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Splendor in the Grass and committed suicide in 1973.
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Jun 11, 1973 · HOLLYWOOD HILLS, Calif., June 10—William Inge, whose steady production of prize‐win ning plays illuminated Broad way in the nineteen‐fifties, was found dead in the garage of his home early today,...
William Motter Inge (pronounced /ˈɪndʒ/ "inj"; (May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations.
Aug 5, 2009 · Aug. 5, 2009. In a small Kansas town that inspired some of William Inge’s most melancholy characters, about two dozen never-before-performed plays are poised to become the found treasures of...