William Inge photograph
Overview
This collection contains a photograph of a sculpture of William Inge holding his Academy Award ("Oscar").
Dates
- Creation: 1974
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of William Inge (1913-1973)
William Motter Inge was born in Independence, Kansas on May 3, 1913. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Drama from the University of Kansas in 1935 and a Master of Arts from the George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee in 1938.
Inge worked as a university faculty member and theater critic but is best-known as a playwright and novelist. He was awareded both a Pulitzer Prize for his play, Picnic (1953), and an Academy Award for his first screenplay, Splendor in the Grass (1960). His later works were not well-received. Inge died by suicide on June 10, 1973 at his home in Hollywood and is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Indepdence, KS.
[Information obtained from the William Inge Center for the Arts.]
Extent
1 folder (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH PH P714
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Glenn Pierce, 1974.
Processing Information
Transfer from RH PH DK14.
- Title
- Guide to the William Inge Collection
- Subtitle
- William Inge photograph
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by geb. Finding aid encoded by geb.
- Date
- 2020-05-01
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4232081949
- Preferred citation
-
William Inge photograph, RH PH P714, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository