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African-American playwright August Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Wilson's play, Fences, won the Prize in 1987; another of his plays, The Piano Lesson, won in 1990.
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What award did Carl Sandburg win?
He won two Pulitzer Prizes. (awards for books)
What two pulitizer awards did Carl Sandburg win?
He won two Pulitzer Prizes. (awards for books)
What African-American who brought black lives to the stage won two Pulitzer prizes?
Highly acclaimed African-American playwright August Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes in Drama for his plays Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990). Not only did Wilson win two Pulitzers in Drama, he was also a four-time finalist for some of his other masterful works.August Wilson Pulitzer List1987: Winner: Fences1989: Finalist: The Piano Lesson1990: Winner: The Piano Lesson1992: Finalist: Two Trains Running1995: Finalist: Seven Guitars2000: Finalist: King Hedley II
What did August Wilson get for writing The Pittsburgh Cycle?
August Wilson is an American playwright who was born in 1945. Wilson wrote The Pittsburgh Cycle which is a series of ten plays each set in a different decade. He received two Pulitzer Prizes for drama for his writing.
What woman won two Pulitzer Prizes for General Nonfiction?
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How many Pulitzer Prizes did Thornton Wilder win in his lifetime?
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How do you pronounce Pulitzer?
poo-lit-zer Wrong. According to the Pulitzer site it is pronounced like "Pull it, Sir." Addendum: My father won two Pulitzer Prizes, and was once at a dinner for Pulitzer winners where he met Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, the late newsman's widow. He asked her to settle the issue, and she said that it was and always had been pronounced "PULL-it-zer".
Who can win the Pulitzer Prize?
The Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes are two different awards. The Pulitzer Prize is given annually to journalists, photographers, authors, poets and musicians for a recently published (or performed) work that is considered excellent. The Nobel Prizes span many different categories, but the one most similar to a Pulitzer is the Nobel Prize for Literature. This is more like a lifetime achievement award, and is given for a collection of writing produced over time, not for a single book.
What of Carl Sandburg's writing won a Pulitzer Prize?
Carl Sandburg won three Pulitzer Prizes during his career:1919: Corn Huskers (poetry)1940: Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (history, prose)1951: Complete Poems (poetry)
What is Eric schmidt contribution to the cyber world?
Mr. Schmitt has shared two Pulitzer Prizes. In 1999, he was part of a team of New York Times reporters awarded the Pulitzer for coverage of the transfer of sensitive military technology to China. In 2009, he was a part of a team of New York Times reporters awarded the Pulitzer for coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
How did barber become famous?
Barber was a composer of many types of music (orchestra, Opera, choral, piano, etc.) and has won two Pulitzer prizes for music. He is perhaps best known for his Adagio for Strings.
How did Samuel Barber become famous?
Barber was a composer of many types of music (orchestra, opera, choral, piano, etc.) and has won two Pulitzer prizes for music. He is perhaps best known for his Adagio for Strings.
