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:
In 1970, Charles Wuorinen became the youngest composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music for Time's Encomium. He was 32 years old.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama was created in 1918.
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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.
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.
William Inge won a 1953 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his play, Picnic.
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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Yes. Wendy Wasserstein won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play, The Heidi Chronicles.
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