William Motter Inge, a renowned playwright, revolutionized the portrayal of small-town life in the American Midwest on the Broadway stage with an unparalleled streak of dramatic triumphs, consisting of four successive masterpieces: "Come Back Little Sheba" in 1950, "Picnic" in 1953, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize, "Bus Stop" in 1955, and "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" in 1957. Notably, his subsequent plays and prose failed to replicate the immense success of his early work, with the exception of his Academy Award-winning screenplay for "Splendor in the Grass" in 1961.
William Inge
Deceased · Born: May 3, 1913 · Died: Jun 10, 1973
