William Inge

William Motter Inge ( May 3, 1913 in Independence, Kansas, † June 10, 1973 in Hollywood Hills ) was an American playwright.

Life

William Inge grew up in the small town of Independence, Kansas, and later on also brought the formative years of small-town life in his plays one.

Inge graduated from the University of Kansas and graduated in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree for Speech and Drama. Variety of jobs, he took his Master of Arts Degree in 1943 at the George Peabody College for Teachers by. Then he got a job as a theater and music critic for the St. Louis Times. There he met for the first time on Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie Inge involved in the production.

Inspired by the work Williams, he wrote his first piece Farther Off from Heaven (1947 ), which was recommended by Williams immediately to the performance. The piece was then produced in Dallas by Margo Jones. With his next piece Come back, little Sheba (1950 ) Inge was awarded " most promising writers of the Broadway season in 1950 ." His next success was Picnic (1952 ), who gave him, among other things the Pulitzer Prize earned. Next, Inge wrote Bus Stop ( 1955), which was later made ​​into a film starring Marilyn Monroe and was to become his most famous work. Two years later, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1957 ), a Umbearbeitung his first piece, which premiered on Broadway. During this time, he was hailed as the second Tennessee Williams.

However, his later works were no longer cope with this award. These include The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, A Loss of Roses (1960), Natural Affection (1963 ), Where's Daddy? (1966) and The load pad (1970). The only exception to this series of failures was Splendor in the Grass (1961 ) for which he received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film was directed by Elia Kazan, who was a close friend with him, and, starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty.

In the firm conviction, not being able to write, he fell into a deep depression. On June 10, 1973, he took home in the Hollywood Hills life.

Today, William Inge's pieces are experiencing a revival in Germany. Testify V.A. the productions of Bus Stop the New Stage Darmstadt, directed by Regine whitefish and the much acclaimed production of the theater group purple from Ansbach, directed by Thorsten Siebenhaar.

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