1939 Pulitzer Prize

1939 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1939

Journalism Awards

* Public Service:
** "Miami Daily News" for its campaign for the recall of the Miami City Commission.
* Reporting:
** Thomas Lunsford Stokes of Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance for his series of articles on alleged intimidation of workers for the Works Progress Administration in Pennsylvania and Kentucky during an election. The articles were published in "The New York World-Telegram".
* Correspondence:
** Louis P. Lochner of Associated Press for his dispatches from Berlin
* Editorial Writing:
** Ronald G. Callvert of "The Oregonian", Portland for his distinguished editorial writing during the year as exemplified by the editorial entitled "My Country 'Tis of Thee".
* Editorial Cartooning:
** Charles G. Werner of "Daily Oklahoman" for "Nomination for 1938".

Letters and Drama Awards

* Novel:
**"The Yearling" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
* Drama:
** "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" by Robert E. Sherwood.
* History:
** "A History of American Magazines" by Frank Luther Mott.
* Biography or Autobiography:
** "Benjamin Franklin" by Carl Van Doren.
* Poetry:
** Selected Poems by John Gould Fletcher.

External links

* [http://www.pulitzer.org/cgi-bin/year.pl?year=1939&FormsButton1=Show+Winners Pulitzer Prizes for 1939] .


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