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William Inge

Born

in Independence, Kansas, The United States

May 03, 1913

Died

June 10, 1973

Genre

Theater, Literature & Fiction

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Dramas of American playwright William Motter Inge explored the expectations and fears of small-town Midwesterners; his play Picnic (1953) won a Pulitzer Prize.

Works of this novelist typically feature solitary protagonists, encumbered with strained sexual relations. In the early 1950s, Broadway produced a memorable string. Inge rooted his portraits of life and settings in the heartland.
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Average rating: 3.81 · 6,742 ratings · 286 reviews · 61 distinct works • Similar authors

	Picnic 3.82 avg rating — 3,966 ratings — published 1953 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bus Stop 3.71 avg rating — 1,116 ratings — published 1955 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Plays: Come Back, Little Sheba / Picnic / Bus Stop / The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 4.07 avg rating — 518 ratings — published 1964 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come Back, Little Sheba 3.77 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1950 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 3.77 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 1960 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Loss of Roses 3.65 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff 3.61 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1970 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Splendor In The Grass 4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1961 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eleven Short Plays 3.79 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1962 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer Brave 3.44 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1979 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.”
― William Inge

tags: boredom

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“People distrust you if you don’t play the same games they do, Sonny. It’s the same after you grow up.”
― William Inge, Picnic plus 3

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“I been talkin' with my buddy, and he thinks I'm virgin enough fer the two of us.”
― William Inge, Bus Stop

tags: acceptance, humor, love, promiscuity, sex, virginity

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