The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1936
Journalism awards edit
- 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:[2]
- 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 edit
- Novel:
- Drama:
- 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:
References edit
- ^ "'Graft' crusade brings Gazette Pulitzer Prize". The Davenport Democrat. AP. May 5, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Puliter Prize goes to anti-war drama". The Indianapolis Star. AP. May 5, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Felix Morley and George B. Parker of Washington Post and Scripps-Howard Newspapers, (respectively)". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2020-08-22.