William Inge

William Inge was an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, writer, actor and teacher (1913–1973). He was born at Independence and died at Hollywood Hills.

Also recorded as Walter Gage; William Motter Inge.

William Inge in brief

Born
1913
Died
1973
Known for
playwright, novelist, screenwriter, writer, actor and teacher
Place of birth
Independence
Contents

Identity and origins

He also worked under the name Walter Gage. The authorities additionally record the headings Walter Gage and William Motter Inge. His recorded language was English.

Career and activity

He was employed by Washington University in St. Louis and Stephens College. He belonged to Sigma Nu and Alcoholics Anonymous. He worked at William Inge Boyhood Home.

Recognition and collections

William Inge received Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and star on Playwrights' Sidewalk.

Catalogued works

49 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1753 to 1997.

Picnic, dated 1953. Bus Stop. Come Back, Little Sheba. Summer Brave. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. A Loss of Roses. שובי שבא הקטנה. Come Back Little Sheba. Picnic A Summer Romance. 4 Plays. Piḳniḳ. Light, Life, and Love. Good luck, Miss Wyckoff. Come Back, Little Sheba a Drama in Two Acts. Natural Affection. Shuvi-na, Sheva ha-ḳeṭanah. The ING Collection. A Selection. Splendor in the grass. Summer brave, and eleven short plays. Four Plays. Where's daddy? Dark at the Top of the Stairs-Playbill-the Music Box March 1958. The Philosophy of Plotinus. Four Plays By William Inge. Christian Mysticism. Off the Main Road. Somewhere in America. The Apartment Complex. Splendor in the Grass, The Play. Bus stop, a three-act romance. Bus Stop and Come Back Little Sheba Plus People in the Wind (Cassette Pak, Cp 1772). The complete text of Bus stop / by William Inge. Eleven short plays. Four plays: Come back, Little Sheba; Picnic; Bus stop; The dark at the top of the stairs. My son is a splendid driver. Picnic, a summer romance. Iran: Washing and Scrubbing a Rug, dated 1943/64, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.123. Mrs. Eveleigh Nash and Chauffeur During Her Daily Outing in the Mall, London, dated 1953, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.113. Untitled, dated c. 1974, gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "portfolio '74" (1974), held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1975.101. Iran: Shiraz - Three Women With Caged Birds, dated 1943/64, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.106. U.N. Session: Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson, dated 1961, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.119. Inge, William Ralph, dated 1907-1909, held by Wellcome Collection. Outspoken essays / by William Ralph Inge., dated 1919, held by Wellcome Collection. The philosophy of Plotinus : the Gifford lectures at St. Andrews, 1917-1918 / by William Ralph Inge., dated 1918, held by Wellcome Collection. An act to enable Theodore William Inge, Esquire, to make building-leases of part of his settled estate, situate in or near Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, dated 1753, held by Wellcome Collection. The postmaster of Ipswich : William Stevenson Fitch, antiquary and thief / Janet Ing Freeman., dated 1997, held by Wellcome Collection. Dean Inge / Mrs. C.P. Blacker., dated 1954, held by Wellcome Collection. Christian ethics and modern problems / by W.R. Inge., dated 1930, held by Wellcome Collection. ...The idea of progress / by W.R. Inge ... delivered in the Sheldonian theatre, 27 May, 1920., dated 1920, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 28 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Inge, William (c1260–1322), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Inge, William (1913-1973), playwright, American National Biography Online, 2000. Inge, William Ralph (1860–1954), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Inge, Very Rev. William Ralph, (6 June 1860–26 Feb. 1954), Who Was Who, 2007. Inge, William Ralph (1860–1954), dean of St Paul's and writer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. “THEATER, CINEMA AND SOCIETY: A TRAJECTORY FROM THE 1920S TO THE 1960S IN AMERICA”, Travessias, 2008. The plays of Lillian Hellman, Clifford Odets and William Inge on Slovene stages, Acta Neophilologica, 2002.

Digitised editions and texts

13 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

Picnic (1977) — Internet Archive. Bus Stop by William Inge (1955) — Internet Archive. The dark at the top of the stairs: a new play (1958) — Internet Archive. Picnic A Summer Romance (1953) — Internet Archive. Splendor In The Grass 1961 (AI enhanced) (1961) — Internet Archive. The dark at the top of the stairs. (1972) — Internet Archive. The Victorian Age — Internet Archive. FOUR PLAYS BY WILLIAM INGE: COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA. PICNIC. BUS STOP. THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS (1972) — Internet Archive. *Inge - Picnic - 1986 Leigh Harrison (1986) — Internet Archive. 4 Plays (1972) — Internet Archive. the dark at the top of the stairs (1958) — Internet Archive. Four Plays (1958) — Internet Archive. Slavery and the Constitution — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 30 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

William Inge studied at University of Kansas, Independence Community College and Peabody College. the recorded working language is English.

Residence is recorded at William Inge Boyhood Home. Employment is recorded with Washington University in St. Louis and Stephens College. Membership is recorded of Sigma Nu and Alcoholics Anonymous.

Distinctions recorded are Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and star on Playwrights' Sidewalk.

Chronology

  1. 1913William Inge born at Independence.
  2. 1953Picnic.
  3. 1953Picnic A Summer Romance digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1955Bus Stop by William Inge digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1958The dark at the top of the stairs: a new play digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1961Splendor In The Grass 1961 (AI enhanced) digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1972The dark at the top of the stairs. digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1973William Inge died at Hollywood Hills.
  9. 1977Picnic digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “William Inge”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q982880: William Inge

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