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  Pulitzer Prizes | Campus Facts | Public Affairs | University of Illinois
(1924–1986) shared the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for Local General Spot News Reporting with fellow University of Illinois alumnus Arthur M. Petacque for uncovering new evidence that led to the reopening of efforts to solve the 1966 murder case of Illinois Sen. Charles Percy’s daughter.
(1890–1971) received the Pulitzer Prize in Biography twice: in 1933 for Grover Cleveland and in 1937 for Hamilton Fish.
(1944–) shared the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Journalism for his work on a family’s struggle with poverty, illiteracy, crime, and drug abuse in Washington, D.C. Dash became a University of Illinois faculty member in 1998 and is a Swanlund Chair and professor of journalism and Afro-American Studies.
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  Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer was the founder of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Joseph Pulitzer was born in Makó, Hungary, as the eldest son of Hungarian Jews.
In the journalism the Prizes were awarded in the 1920s for exposing the practices of the Ku Klux Klan, revealing the dehumanizing prison conditions and exploring the problems of labor during a national coal strike.
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 LitWeb.net
American journalist and publisher, founder of the Pulitzer Prizes and along with William Randolph Hearst the creator of a new and controversial type of journalism.
Pulitzer saw himself as a crusader on the side of the people and a spokesman for democracy.
In journalism the Prizes were awarded in the 1920s for exposing the practices of the Ku Klux Klan, revealing the dehumanising prison conditions and exploring the problems of labour during a national coal strike.
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 American Experience | Eugene O'Neill | People & Events | PBS
Columbia University awards the annual Pulitzer Prize in drama based on the nominations of a "drama jury" and the recommendations of the Pulitzer board.
Though his Pulitzer awards -- as well as the Nobel Prize in literature in 1936, the only Nobel ever awarded to an American playwright -- cemented O'Neill's reputation as the preeminent playwright in the country, one judge was reluctant to honor the playwright's work.
Pulitzers were awarded to the popular plays A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (1948), Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1949), South Pacific by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein (1950), and Picnic by William Inge (1953).
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 Pulitzer Prize - MarkovPedia, the future encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The gold medal, which may not to have also revealed on The winner in the year, characterized by Pulitzer Prize category of reporting on The Pulitzer Prize for consideration in its first performance or series.
Explanatory Reporting—for a gold medal awarded yearly in the Novel, became the protagonist Frank West is Pulitzer travelling fellowships are chosen by Joseph Pulitzer, a significant and Perry White have to individuals.
Pulitzer Prize for the latter part of the LucasArts graphical adventure game Dead Rising, the Pulitzer Prize.
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 1924 in literature
In 2001 the collection would be named as part of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Hatcher Hughes[?], Hell-Bent Fer Heaven
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Robert Frost, New Hampshire: A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Pulitzer Prize for Drama   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pulitzer Prizes PULITZER PRIZES [Pulitzer Prizes] annual awards for achievements in American journalism, letters, and music.
The prizes are paid from the income of a fund left by Joseph Pulitzer to the trustees of Columbia Univ. They have been awarded each May since 1917 on the recommendation of an advisory board
Pulitzer Prize for drama goes to `Topdog/Underdog'; biography to McCullough for `John Adams'
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 The Pulitzer Prizes -- Search the Pulitzer Archives
A Pulitzer Prize Winner may be an individual, a group of individuals, or a newspaper's staff.
The Pulitzer Prize Board generally selects the Pulitzer Prize Winners from the three nominated finalists in each category.
The Public Service prize is always awarded to a newspaper, not an individual, although an individual may be named in the citation.
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 Pulitzer Poetry Prize Winners of the United States of America.
Pulitzer Poetry Prize Winners of the United States of America.
Joseph Pulitzer endowed the journalism school at Columbia University, and directed that money be set aside for the prizes.
The Pulitzer prize for poetry honors a volume of original verse by an American author.
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 American Historical Association: Press Release: 2004 Prize Winners   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Robinson Prize was established by the AHA Council in 1978 and is awarded biennially for the teaching aid that has made the most outstanding contribution to the teaching and learning of history in any field for public or educational purposes.
Prize committee members representing the AHA and the ASALH are Charles Ambler, University of Texas at El Paso, chair; Eric Arneson, University of Illinois at Chicago; Stephanie Y. Evans, University of Florida; Walter Hill, National Archives and Records Administration; and Daryl M. Scott, Howard University.
The prize was to be awarded every ten years beginning in 1970 to the person whom the Council of the Association considered to have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the purposes of the Association during the preceding ten years.
www.historians.org /press/2004BookPrizes.htm   (6037 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Pulitzer,
She won the Pulitzer Prize for history twice, for The Guns of August (1962), about the onset of World War I, and for Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971).
Atlanta, Ga. Her one novel, Gone with the Wind (1936; Pulitzer Prize), a romantic, panoramic portrait of the Civil War and Reconstruction periods in Georgia, is one of the most popular novels in the history of American
The Pulitzer cartel: four large papers, long dominant in the Pulitzer sweepstakes, have tightened their stranglehold on the competition in the current decade.
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 LiteraryCritic.com -- Pulitzer Prize
In letters, prizes were to go to an American novel, an original American play performed in New York, a book on the history of the United States, an American biography, and a history of public service by the press.
However, the Pulitzer Prize advisory board was given discretion to change the set of awards over time, and since the inception of the prizes in 1917, the board has increased the number of awards to 21 and introducted poetry, music, and photography as subjects.
The prizes are awarded each April, by the president of Columbia University on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize board.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Pulitzer
He became well known for his novel The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967; Pulitzer Prize), a fictional recreation of the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia led by Nat Turner.
Snodgrass is particularly known for Heart's Needle (1959; Pulitzer Prize), a collection of poems about a father's love for his daughter.
Pulitzer Inc. Reports Third-Period Revenue for Four Weeks Ended March 28, 2004.
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 Poet Laureate Timeline - Poetry (Library of Congress)
Shapiro won a Pulitzer Prize in 1945 for "V-Letter and Other Poems." He taught at the University of Nebraska, where he edited the Prairie Schooner from 1956-1966.
He received a Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for "Lord Weary's Castle." Lowell's style was rigorously formal, until he loosened his adherence to meter and form with "Life Studies," which received the National Book Award in 1960.
He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for "Selected Poems 1930-1965," and a 1977 National Book Award for "Collected Poems 1930-1976." In 1962, he won a shared Bollingen Prize.
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 Online Texts and Resources for High School English
The Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography: These highly esteemed, annual prizes are awarded by Columbia University, New York City, on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of judges appointed by the university, for outstanding achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or History: These highly esteemed, annual prizes are awarded by Columbia University, New York City, on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of judges appointed by the university, for outstanding achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.
The Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction: These highly esteemed, annual prizes are awarded by Columbia University, New York City, on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of judges appointed by the university, for outstanding achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.
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 PSA and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: A Brief History
In 1917, the first year the Pulitzer prizes were awarded, there were four categories: Novel, Drama, History, and Journalism.
Edward J. Wheeler, then president of the PSA, noted the absence of a prize for poetry and wrote to Nicholas Butler, the president of Columbia (through which university the prizes were awarded) to inquire about the cause.
The Pulitzer family, rather than relinquish the award, endowed an annual one thousand dollar prize for poetry, thereby establishing the Pulitzer award for poetry as we know it today.
www.poetrysociety.org /journal/articles/pulitzer.html   (465 words)

  
 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION, 1918-2003
Pulitzer specified solely four awards in journalism, four in letters and drama, one for education, and four traveling scholarships.
In letters, prizes were to go to an American novel, an original American play performed in New York, a book on the history of the United States, an American biography, and a history of public service by the press.
Since the inception of the prizes in 1917, the Pulitzer Prize Board has increased the number of awards to 21 and introduced poetry, music, and photography as subjects, while adhering to the spirit of the founder's will and intent.
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 The Haggin Museum - Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs - Selected Photos
One of the poignant moments featured in the Pulitzer exhibition and described in the catalogue is that of Babe Ruth’s final appearance at Yankee Stadium on June 13, 1948.
Yet it was years later that he won the Pulitzer Prize for a photograph entirely different from the one of the flag raised on Iwo Jima.
This color photo is one of a portfolio of shots that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for documenting the events that thrust this community into the national spotlight.
www.hagginmuseum.org /exhibitions/pulitzer/photos.htm   (1122 words)

  
 Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The Pulitzer Prizes for journalism, literature, music and drama were established by the 1904 will of Joseph Pulitzer, a 19th century journalist.
Many Pulitzer Prize Winners go on to receive other literary awards such as the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Not to be outdown, the United Kingdom literary elite has their own award, Booker Prizer for Fiction, for citizens of the Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland.
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 1924 Pulitzer Prize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1924.
Special prize of $1000 was awarded to the widow of the late Frank I. Cobb, New York World, in recognition of the distinction of her husband's editorial writing and service.
1924 - 1923 - 1922 - 1921 - 1920 - 1919 - 1918 - 1917
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1924_Pulitzer_Prize   (185 words)

  
 Journalism Library Pulitzer Collections
Instructions on obtaining copies of winning materials from the Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism collection.
The Pulitzer Prizes; a history of the awards in books, drama, music, and journalism, based on the private files over six decades.
Approximately 20,000 items, personal and professional papers of this important American editor and the extant records of one of his newspapers can be found in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University.
www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/jour/coll/pulitzer.html   (757 words)

  
 Timeline 1924-1925
1924 Nov 4, Nellie T. Ross was elected the governor of Wyoming; she was to serve the remaining term of William B. Ross, her husband who died in office in October 1924.
In 2001 the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Eric Cornell, Carl Wiemann and Wolfgang Ketterlie of the US for their 1995 discovery of the Bose-Einstein condensate, a new state of matter.
1924 John Dillinger was sent to the Indiana State Reformatory for holding up a grocer, and was later transferred to the Michigan City, Indiana, State Prison, where he hatched a plan for a mass breakout with a group of other infamous convicts.
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Here is the savagery of the camp commandant, the deep compassion of a nearby planter and his gentle daughter, the merging of valor and viciousness within the stockade itself, and the day-to-day fight for survival among the cowards, cutthroats, innocents, and idealists thrown together by the brutal struggle between North and South.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm homestead by the "land companies" and forced to travel west to the promised land of California.
Sinclair's most praised novel and the one that won him the Pulitzer Prize (which he refused) Arrowsmith tells the tale of Martin Arrowsmith fulfills a lifelong dream of becoming a physician with a passion for research.
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 Women Nobel and Pulitzer Prize Winners (Reference) - TeacherVision.com
In 1968, a Nobel Prize of economic sciences was established by Riksbank, the Swedish bank, in celebration of its 300th anniversary.
The prizes for physics and chemistry are awarded by the Swedish Academy of Science in Stockholm, the one for physiology or medicine by the Caroline Medical Institute in Stockholm, that for literature by the Academy in Stockholm, and that for peace by a committee of five elected by the Norwegian Storting.
The distribution of prizes was begun on December 10, 1901, the anniversary of Nobel's death.
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 Powell's Books - Award Winners - The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University since 1917.
In lieu of the driving narrative voice of Straight Man, Empire Falls delves into a large cast of strong characters who will live on in the reader's mind long after the novel proper has ended.
Russo's sprawling Pulitzer Prize winner impresses on many levels — it's a large-scale epic that doesn't gloss over its characters' most intimate longings, and Russo does a terrific job of balancing a large, diverse cast — but what astonishes me the most is how quickly it ends; the narrative plunges ahead at a breakneck pace.
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