Inge, William
Person
Biography
William Motter Inge (1913-1973) was born in Independence, Kansas. He studied speech and drama at the University of Kansas and graduated in 1935. He received his Master's degree from George Peabody College at Nashville, Tennessee in 1938. He worked as a teacher, laborer, and theater critic. He is best-known as a playwright and novelist. In his lifetime he earned both a Pulitzer Prize for Picnic and an Academy Award for the screenplay to the motion picture Splendor in the Grass. His later works did not achieve this same acclaim and this lack of notice is believed to have played a factor in his suicide in 1973 at the age of 60.
Found in 1 Record:
Theatre Guild Picnic production records
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1563
Overview
This collection contains a draft copy of the Theatre Guild script for Picnic by William Inge; contracts; legal correspondence regarding the Theatre Guild production of Inge's play; music agreements; and correspondence. The collection provides insight into the legal and financial circumstances associated with producing the award-winning production, as well as some documentation regarding rights for other productions of the play and producing a movie...
Dates:
March 1, 1949 - November 8, 1972 (bulk 1950s)
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- Subject: Theater -- Production and direction -- New York (State) -- New York X