1936 Pulitzer Prize Explained

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1936

Journalism awards

• Public Service

• • Cedar Rapids Gazette for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in the State of Iowa.^[1]
  • Honorable mention to the St. Paul Daily News for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in St. Paul.^[2]
• Reporting

• • Lauren D. Lyman of The New York Times for the exclusive story revealing that the Charles Lindbergh family was leaving the United States to live in England.
• Correspondence

• • Wilfred C. Barber of the Chicago Tribune for his reports of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War (posthumous).
  • Honorable mentions to:
    • Webb Miller of the United Press for reports on the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
    • Ashman Brown of the Providence Evening Bulletin for his correspondence from Washington.
    • Jay G. Hayden of The Detroit News for a series of political articles written on a tour of the country.
    • James A. Mills of the Associated Press for his story about the leasing of Ethiopian oil fields to Standard Oil.
• Editorial Writing

• • Felix Morley of The Washington Post for distinguished editorial writing during the year.^[3]
  • George B. Parker of Scripps-Howard Newspapers for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
• Editorial Cartooning

• • No award given.

Letters and Drama Awards

• Novel

• • Honey in the Horn by Harold L. Davis (Harper).
• Drama

• • Idiot's Delight by Robert E. Sherwood (Scribner).
• History

• • A Constitutional History of the United States by Andrew C. McLaughlin (Appleton).
• Biography or Autobiography

• • The Thought and Character of William James by Ralph Barton Perry (Little).
• Poetry

• • Strange Holiness by Robert Peter Tristram Coffin (Macmillan).

External links

• Pulitzer Prizes for 1936

Notes and References

1. News: 'Graft' crusade brings Gazette Pulitzer Prize. The Davenport Democrat. May 5, 1936. AP. Newspapers.com.
2. News: Puliter Prize goes to anti-war drama. The Indianapolis Star. May 5, 1936. AP. Newspapers.com.
3. Web site: Felix Morley and George B. Parker of Washington Post and Scripps-Howard Newspapers, (respectively). The Pulitzer Prizes. 2020-08-22.