Inge, William 1913–1973

An American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist, Inge is the author of successful plays which are often compared with those of Tennessee Williams. Inge presents ordinary lives, horrible in their banality. He received the 1953 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Picnic. (See also CLC, Vols. 1, 8, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 9-12, rev. ed.)