Come Back, Little Sheba is a play written by AmericanplaywrightWilliam Inge. A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ... William Inge, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1954 William Motter Inge (May 3, 1913-June 10, 1973) was an American author and playwright, whose works feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. ...
It was published and produced on Broadway in 1950. In the same year, three other plays by Inge were also produced on Broadway. Note on spelling: While most Americans use er (as per American spelling conventions), the majority of venues, performers and trade groups for live theatre use re. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The little Sheba of the title is a lost dog, who does not appear onstage.
The play was later adapted into a motion picture starring Burt Lancaster and Shirley Booth, who received an Academy Award for her performance. Burt Lancaster (November 2, 1913 _ October 20, 1994) was an American film actor. ... Shirley Booth (August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an acclaimed American actress. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
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