Brief Biography

Born:  May 17, 1905

D:  November 7, 1995

“John Patrick.”  Taken from 1986 panel discussions at The William Inge Theater Festival, Independence Community College, Independence, Kansas.  Jackson Bryer hosted a panel which also included Robert Anderson, Jerome Lawrence, and William Gibson.   Site hosted by The William Inge Center for the Arts.  Video hosted by Wichita State University.  

John Patrick, who received the coveted Pulitzer Prize for The Teahouse of the August Moon, in 1953, received the "William Inge Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre" at the "Tribute to Playwright John Patrick" on Monday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the William Inge Theatre. Patrick's many stage successes include The Willow and I, The Hasty Heart, The Curious Savage, and Everybody Loves Opal. His notable successes as a writer of films include Three Coins in a Fountain, Love is a Many Splendored Thing, High Society, Les Girls, and The World of Suzie Wong.