The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1927. Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-13, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Journalism Awards

• Public service: Canton Daily News (Ohio), for its brave, patriotic and effective fight for the ending of a vicious state of affairs brought about by collusion between city authorities and the criminal element, a fight which had a tragic result in the assassination of the editor of the paper, Mr. Don R. Mellett.
• Reporting: John T. Rogers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for the inquiry leading to the impeachment of Judge George W. English of the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.
• Editorial writing: F. Lauriston Bullard of Boston Herald, for the editorial entitled, "We Submit."
• Editorial cartooning: Nelson Harding of Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "Toppling the Idol."

The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper through the use of its journalistic resources which may include editorials, cartoons, and photographs, as well as reporting. ... Donald Ring Mellett (September 26, 1891 - July 16, 1926) was an American newspaper editor, who was assassinated after confronting local organized crime in his newspaper. ... The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch is the only major city-wide newspaper in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist presiding. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. ... The Boston Herald is a tabloid newspaper, the smaller of the two big dailies in Boston, Massachusetts, with a daily circulation of 242,957 in September 2002. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect. ... The Brooklyn Eagle, also called The Brooklyn Daily Eagle was a daily newspaper published in Brooklyn, New York from 1841 to 1955. ...

Letters Awards

• Novel: Early Autumn by Louis Bromfield
• Drama: In Abraham's Bosom by Paul Green
• History: Pinckney's Treaty by Samuel Flagg Bemis
• Biography or autobiography: Whitman by Emory Holloway
• Poetry: Fiddler's Farewell by Leonora Speyer

No prize was awarded in 1917. ... Louis Bromfield (December 27, 1896 - March 18, 1956) is one of Mansfield, Ohio’s most famous natives, a man who became internationally renowned both as a prize-winning author and as an innovative conservationist and scientific farmer. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... Paul Green (17 March 1894 - 4 May 1981) American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ...

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