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William Inge
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American playwright and novelist (1913–1973)
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- Works
- 59
Top works
- שובי שבא הקטנה
- Come Back Little Sheba
- Bus Stop
- Picnic A Summer Romance
- 4 Plays
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Film & TV
Independence, Kansas, USA
William Motter Inge (May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. In the early 1950s he had a string of memorable Broadway productions, including Picnic, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize. With his portraits of small-town life and settings rooted in the American heartland, Inge…
Known for
- Splendor in the Grass — Reverend Whitman (uncredited)1961
- The Oscars — Self1953
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Independence
- Place of death
- Hollywood Hills
- Occupation
- teacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Williaminge (cropped and cleaned).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1913-05-03
- date of death
- 1973-06-10
- Commons category
- William Inge
- manner of death
- Suicide
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Play
- member of
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- cause of death
- carbon monoxide poisoning
- name in native language
- William Inge
- pseudonym
- Walter Gage
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