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Pulitzer Prize for Drama was created in 1918.
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The 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction was Richard Russo for his novel "Empire Falls."
Edward Albee won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his play, Three Tall Women.
Charles Gordone became the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1970 with his play No Place To Be Somebody.
William Inge won a 1953 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his play, Picnic.
The Pulitzer Prize(s) was first awarded in 1917. Contrary to popular belief, there is more than one Pulitzer given each year. Prizes are awarded for a number of subcategories under both Journalism and Letters, Drama and Music.
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for their musical, Sunday in the Park With George.
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In 1927, Sidney Kingsley (born Kirschner) became the youngest playwright to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama at age 27 for his three-act play, Men in White.The five youngest Pulitzer Prize winners in Drama:Sidney Kingsley, 1934, age 27Beth Henley, 1981, age 29David Auburn, 2001, age 31Eugene O'Neill, 1920, age 32William Saroyan, 1940, age 32
Yes. Wendy Wasserstein won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play, The Heidi Chronicles.
The first novel to win a Pulitzer Prize was His Family by Ernest Poole (Macmillan), in 1918. There was no winner in that category the first year the prize was awarded.Poole wrote 24 books between 1906 and 1949, and is (allegedly) best known for his 1915 novel, The Harbor.