1937 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1937.
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 The New York Herald Tribune, The New York Times, the Associated Press, Universal Service and Scripps-Howard | "For their coverage of science at the tercentenary of Harvard University." |
Correspondence | Anne O'Hare McCormick of The 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 The New York Daily News | "For 'Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your Daddy.'" |
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