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Splendor in the Grass (1)

DTE Studio — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:09:24 +0000

DEANIE
“Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass
Glory in the flower
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind”.

Splendor in the Grass (2)

DTE Studio — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:09:24 +0000

DEANIE
Spoil?? Did he spoil me?
(She submerges her head under water and thrashes around – then sits up)
Ho Ho!!!!! No. I’m not spoiled!! I’m not spoiled.
(Pronounces the word hatefully, laughing ironically, crying)
I’m not spoiled at all. I’m just as fresh and virginal as the day I was born. Oh, I’m a lovely virginal creature who wouldn’t think of being spoiled.

Deanie steps out of the tub and moves to her Mother.

MRS. LOOMIS
Deanie. Stop that. Stop….

DEANIE
(Shouting at her mother)
I’ve been a good little girl, good little girl. A good little, good little girl. I’ve always done everything Daddy and Mama told me. I’ve obeyed every word. I hate you…I hate you. I hate you….

Splendor in the Grass (3)

DTE Studio — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:08:54 +0000

HAZEL
Deanie, honey, do you think you still love him?

DEANIE
I don’t know. He’s a totally different person to me now.

JUNE
How do you mean?

DEANIE
I’d always worshipped Bud like he was a God. But all this time he’s been a man, hasn’t he? Like other men all over the world, trying to get along.

William Inge – Bio

DTE Studio — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:07:47 +0000

William Inge was born in Kansas on May 3, 1913. After seeing The Glass Menagerie in Chicago with Tennessee Williams in 1943, Inge was inspired to write a script. He wrote Farther Off From Heaven in three months. In 1950, Inge’s script for Come Back, Little Sheba was produced on Broadway, and he won the title of being the most promising playwright of the Broadway season. Inge’s first screenplay, Splendor in the Grass was filmed in New York in 1960. For this film, he won the Academy Award for best screenplay. Inge quit writing plays in 1970 and began writing novels. He sadly committed suicide on June 10, 1973.

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