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William Inge (1913–1973)

Author of Four Plays: Come Back Little Sheba; Picnic; Bus Stop; The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (Black Cat Book)

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Not to be confused with William Ralph Inge, English author (1860-1954).

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Four Plays: Come Back Little Sheba; Picnic; Bus Stop; The Dark at the Top… 102 copies
Picnic: A Summer Romance 91 copies
Bus Stop: A Three-Act Romance 65 copies
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 55 copies
Come Back, Little Sheba 31 copies
Splendor in the Grass. 16 copies
Eleven Short Plays 14 copies
A Loss of Roses 13 copies
Good luck, Miss Wyckoff; a novel 13 copies
My son is a splendid driver 7 copies
Summer Brave 5 copies
Natural Affection 3 copies
Summer Brave & Eleven Short Plays 3 copies
Four Plays by William Inge 3 copies

Picnic Plus 3: 4 Plays by William Inge 2 copies

BUS STOP (A Three-Act Romance) 2 copies

To Bobolink, for Her Spirit 2 copies

Good Luck, Miss Wykoff 2 copies

Glory in the Flower 1 copy

Picnic : A Ladder Edition at the 2,000-word level 1 copy

Where's daddy? 1 copy

A loss of roses : a new play 1 copy

The Last Pad (The Disposal) 1 copy

The ING Collection. A Selection 1 copy

The Rainy Afternoon 1 copy

The Tiny Closet 1 copy

The Boy in the Basement 1 copy

A Social Event 1 copy

People in the Wind 1 copy

Memory of Summer 1 copy

Bus Riley's Back in Town 1 copy

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Canonical name

Inge, William

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Inge, William Motter

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Date of birth

1913-05-03

Date of death

1973-06-10

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male

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Independence, Kansas, USA (birth)

Columbus, Kansas, USA

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Hollywood Hills, California, USA (death)

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University of Kansas (B.A. ∙ Speech & Drama)

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Pulitzer Prize (Drama ∙ 1953)

Academy Award (Best Writing ∙ Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen ∙ 1961)

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Not to be confused with William Ralph Inge, English author (1860-1954).

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