The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1937. The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Journalism Awards

• Public Service:
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch for its exposure of wholesale fraudulent registration in St. Louis. By a coordinated news, editorial and cartoon campaign this newspaper succeeded in invalidating upwards of 40,000 fraudulent ballots in November and brought about the appointment of a new election board.
• Reporting:
  • John J. O'Neill, William L. Laurence, Howard W. Blakeslee, Gobind Behari Lal and David Dietz of New York Herald Tribune, The New York Times, AP, Universal Service and Scripps-Howard, for their coverage of science at the Tercentenary of Harvard University.
• Correspondence:
  • Anne O'Hare McCormick of New York Times for her dispatches and feature articles from Europe in 1936.
• Editorial Writing:
  • John W. Owens of The Baltimore Sun for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • C. D. Batchelor of New York Daily News for Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your Daddy.

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. ... The St. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... John ONeill, with William Laurence, Howard Blakeslee, Gobind Behari Lal and David Dietz won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Reporting for their coverage of science at the tercentenary of Harvard University. ... William Leonard Laurence (March 7, 1888–March 19, 1977) was a Lithuanian-American journalist known for his science journalism writing of the 1940s and 1950s while working for the New York Times. ... The New York Herald Tribune was a newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... Associated Press logo Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) is a media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878, originally known as the Cleveland Penny Press. ... Harvard University campus (old map) Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is an accredited private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... 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. ... John W. Owens was the 1937 Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial writing for his editorials on the Baltimore Sun. ... The Sun is the major newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland, with a daily press run of 247,193 copies and a Sunday run of 418,670 copies (9/30/05 Audit Bureau of Circulations report). ... 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. ... Daily News Building, Raymond Hood, architect, rendering by Hugh Ferriss. ...

Letters and Drama Awards

• Novel:
  • Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
• Drama:
  • You Can't Take It with You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
• History:
  • The Flowering of New England 1815-1865 by Van Wyck Brooks.
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • Hamilton Fish by Allan Nevins.
• Poetry:
  • A Further Range by Robert Frost

No prize was awarded in 1917. ... Gone with the Wind, an American novel by Margaret Mitchell, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. ... Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 - August 16, 1949) was the American author who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for her immensely successful novel, Gone with the Wind, that was published in 1936. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... You Cant Take it With You was an important example of the category of end-of-depression heart warming movies made by Frank Capra in the 1930s. ... Moss Hart (October 24, 1904 - December 20, 1961) was a Jewish-American playwright and director of plays and musical theater. ... George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was a playwright, director, producer, humorist, and drama critic noted for his many collaborations with other writers and his contributions to 20th century American comedy. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... Van Wyck Brooks (b. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish, (3 August 1808–7 September 1893), born in New York City, was an American statesman who served as Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. ... Joseph Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 - March 5, 1971) was an educator, historian, and author and journalist. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Portrait of Frost c. ...

External links

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