| 1945 | The Hasty Heart. The Louisville-born playwright's first success is based on his war experiences and concerns patients in an army hospital on the Burma front who attempt to cheer up a Scottish soldier who does not know that he is soon to die. |
| 1953 | The Teahouse of the August Moon. Patrick's comedy about Japanese reaction to the attempt to bring democracy to an Okinawa village becomes a surprise winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play. |





