The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1950. 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. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Journalism Awards

• Public Service:
  • The Chicago Daily News and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, for the work of George Thiem and Roy J. Harris, respectively, in exposing the presence of 37 Illinois newspapermen on an Illinois State payroll.
• Local Reporting:
  • Meyer Berger of The New York Times, for his 4,000 word story on the mass killings by Howard Unruh in Camden, New Jersey.
• National Reporting:
  • Edwin O. Guthman of The Seattle Times, for his series on the clearing of Communist charges of Professor Melvin Rader, who had been accused of attending a secret Communist school.
• International Reporting:
  • Edmund Stevens of the Christian Science Monitor, for his series of 43 articles written over a three-year residence in Moscow entitled, This Is Russia Uncensored.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Carl M. Saunders of the Jackson Citizen Patriot, for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • James T. Berryman of the Evening Star, Washington D.C. for All Set for a Super-Secret Session in Washington.
• Photography:
  • Bill Crouch of The Oakland Tribune, for his picture, Near Collision at Air Show.

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 Chicago Daily News was an afternoon daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and published between 1876 and 1978. ... The St. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... Howard Unruh (also spelled Unrah) (born January 21, 1921, Camden, N.J) is regarded as one of the first of the lone gunmen to go on an indiscriminate shooting spree. ... Map Political Statistics County Camden County Mayor Gwendolyn Faison Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 26. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... The daily Seattle Times is the leading newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. ... The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. ... The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is an international newspaper published daily, Monday through Friday. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... 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 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 Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1982. ... Given since 1942, the Pulitzer Prize for Photography was divided in 1968 into the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography. ... The Oakland Tribune is a daily newspaper published in Oakland, California by the ANG Newspapers, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group. ...

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Fiction:
  • The Way West by A. B. Guthrie, Jr..
• Drama:
  • South Pacific by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Joshua Logan.
• History:
  • Art and Life in America by Oliver Waterman Larkin.
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy by Samuel Flagg Bemis.
• Poetry:
  • Annie Allen by Gwendolyn Brooks.
• Music;
  • Music in The Consul by Gian-Carlo Menotti, produced at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York.

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... The Way West is a 1967 epic western based on the novel by A.B. Guthrie Jr. ... A. B. Guthrie, Jr. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... South Pacific is a musical play, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, that opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, and ran for more than five years. ... An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ... For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ... Joshua Logan (1908-1988), a director and writer, was best known for Broadway and Hollywood shows such as Mister Roberts, Picnic, and South Pacific. ... 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. ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American lawyer, diplomat, politician, and President of the United States (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829). ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Gwendolyn Brooks Gwendolyn Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an award-winning African American woman poet. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... The Consul is a 1950 opera with music and libretto by Gian-Carlo Menotti. ... Gian Carlo Menotti, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1944 Gian Carlo Menotti (born July 7, 1911, Cadegliano, Italy) is an Italian-born American composer and librettist. ... The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is located in New York City, on 243 W. 47th St (between 8th Avenue and Broadway. ...

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