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Picnic had a successful Broadway run from February 19, 1953, to April 10, 1954. A film adaptation made in 1955 was directed by Joshua Logan and won two Academy Awards . In 1953, Inge's short play Glory in the Flower was telecast on Omnibus with a cast of Hume Cronyn , Jessica Tandy , and James Dean .
William Inge (1913-1973) Writer. Actor. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. William (Motter) Inge brought small-town life in the American Midwest to Broadway with four successive dramatic triumphs: "Come Back Little Sheba" (1950), "Picnic" (1953; Pulitzer Prize), "Bus Stop" (1955) and "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (1957).
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Inge’s next success came in 1955 when BUS STOP opened at The Music Box Theatre in New York City. Directed by Joshua Logan, the film version of BUS STOP was released by Fox in 1956 with Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray and Eileen Heckart in starring roles.
A movie version was released in 1952, and Inge's reputation grew. A string of successes followed in 1953, with the Pulitzer-Prize winning Picnic , in 1955 with Bus Stop , in 1958 with The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs , and 1961 with Splendor In The Grass .
Jun 11, 1973 · By PAUL L. MONTGOMERY. After Mr. Inge's “Come Back, Little Sheba” opened on Broad way in 1950 and became an in stant success, his name was linked with those of Arthur Miller and Tennessee...
Apr 1, 2009 · Inge’s luck ran out at the end of 1959 when A Loss of Roses, his fifth play, closed after only 25 performances. He rebounded with Splendor in the Grass, his first screenplay. Directed by Elia Kazan, it became one of the most popular movies of 1961 and won its author an Oscar. But Splendor in the Grass was Inge’s last success of any kind.
Inge began his literary career as a drama critic at the St. Louis Star-Times in 1943. With Tennessee Williams 's encouragement, Inge wrote his first play, Farther Off from Heaven (1947), which was staged at Margo Jones' Theatre '47 in Dallas, Texas.
