Robert Anderson received "The William Inge Award
for Lifetime Achievement" on Monday, April 15,
1985, by Kansas Governor John Carlin on the
stage of the William Inge Theatre. Robert
Anderson, a native New Yorker, has written plays
for the stage, screen, radio and television in
addition to two novels. Educated at Harvard
University (magna cum laude) Anderson's many
stage successes include Tea and Sympathy, Silent
Night, Lonely Night, You Know I Can't Hear You
When the Water's Running, and I Never Sang for
My Father.
