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Inge began as a drama critic at the St. Louis Star-Times in 1943. With Tennessee Williams 's encouragement, Inge wrote his first play, Farther Off from Heaven (1947), which was staged at Margo Jones ' Theatre '47 in Dallas, Texas. As a teacher at Washington University in St. Louis between 1946 and 1949, he wrote Come Back, Little Sheba.
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...
Inge died by suicide on June 10, 1973 at his home in Hollywood, where he lived with his sister, Helene. He was 60 years old. He was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in his hometown of Independence, KS.
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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Jan 27, 2008 · William Inge was sixty years old when he committed suicide, in Los Angeles, on June 10, 1973. For the first half of his life, Inge, who was born in Independence, Kansas, had stayed true to...
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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.
Apr 6, 1986 · It is startling to consider how long ago that was: 1953. It’s also sobering to realize that Inge has been dead for 13 years. His suicide remains a vexation. We know that he was a classic...
