Search results
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.
William Inge. 1913 – 1973. William Inge’s Kansas boyhood is reflected in many of his works. Born in Independence on May 3, 1913, he was the second son of Luther Clay Inge and Maude Sarah Gibson-Inge and the youngest of five children. His boyhood home at 514 N. 4th Street in Independence still stands.
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).
William Inge. Writer: Splendor in the Grass. William (Motter) Inge brought small-town life in the American Midwest to Broadway with four successive dramatic triumphs: "Come Back Little Sheba" (1950), "Picnic" (1953; Pulitzer Prize), "Bus Stop" (1955) and "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (1957).
Jun 28, 2013 · Though Inge did not write a defense or response to the article, leaving it to a friend, the playwright William Gibson, he did call Brustein crying. Inge's friends and colleagues agreed that the article was a turning point from which he never recovered.
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...
Jun 18, 2015 · June 18, 2015. For much of the 1950s, William Inge was atop the Broadway heap. He wrote four successful plays. He won a Pulitzer and an Oscar. But in the 1960s his career took a tumble. His...
Born on May 3, 1913, in Independence, Kansas, William Motter Inge was the youngest of five children. He would get his first taste of the theatre at an early age.
William Motter Inge (ihng) is one of the most important midwestern playwrights. He was born the youngest of five children, the son of Luther and Maude Inge. Beginning in 1938, William...
