Peter Stansky's William Inge Collection 1968-1972

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Peter Stansky's William Inge Collection 1968-1972

This collection of William Inge's papers contains the manuscripts for his later plays and novels written in the late 1960's and early 1970's leading up to his death in 1973.

.75 linear ft (2 boxes)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6353277

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Inge, William

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William Motter Inge (1913-1973) was born in Independence, Kansas. He studied speech and drama at the University of Kansas and graduated in 1935. He received his Master's degree from George Peabody College at Nashville, Tennessee in 1938. He worked as a teacher, laborer, and theater critic. He is best-known as a playwright and novelist. In his lifetime he earned both a Pulitzer Prize for Picnic and an Academy Award for the screenplay to the motion picture Splendor in the Grass. His later works di...