William Inge
Novelist, Author
1913 – 1973
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Who was William Inge?
William Motter Inge 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, and one of these, Picnic, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. With his portraits of small-town life and settings rooted in the American heartland, Inge became known as the "Playwright of the Midwest".
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- Born
- May 3, 1913
Independence - Also known as
- William Motter Inge
- Walter Gage
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Kansas
- Peabody College
- Independence Community College
- Employment
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Lived in
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Died
- Jun 10, 1973
Hollywood
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on July 23, 2013
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