Portrait of William Inge

Writing

William Inge

Career

Active from 1961 to 1986, with a break from 1966 to 1976, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Inge Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    1.5, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.2, average 4.0
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 52
Picnic
Picnic (2000)
GoodWatch score 52

Theatre Play

1980s

3 titles · average score 61
Picnic
Picnic (1986)

Theatre Play, Writer

Bus Stop
Bus Stop (1982)

Theatre Play

Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass (1981)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Film Writer

1970s

3 titles · average score 48
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
GoodWatch score 48

Novel

Come Back, Little Sheba
Come Back, Little Sheba (1977)

Screenplay

Návrat do pekla
Návrat do pekla (1974)

Theatre Play

1960s

5 titles · average score 62
Bus Riley's Back in Town
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Theatre Play, Writer

The Stripper
The Stripper (1963)
GoodWatch score 51

Theatre Play

All Fall Down
All Fall Down (1962)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
GoodWatch score 76

as Reverend Whitman (uncredited)

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
GoodWatch score 77

Theatre Play

1950s

3 titles · average score 66
Bus Stop
Bus Stop (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Theatre Play

Picnic
Picnic (1955)
GoodWatch score 53

Theatre Play

Come Back, Little Sheba
Come Back, Little Sheba (1953)
GoodWatch score 79

Theatre Play