1944 Pulitzer Prize
Awards for journalism and related fields
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The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1944.
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- The New York Times for its survey of the teaching of American history, coordinated by Benjamin Fine.[1][2]
- Reporting:
- Paul Schoenstein and associates of the New York Journal American, for a news story published on August 12, 1943, which saved the life of a two-year-old girl in the Lutheran Hospital of New York City by obtaining penicillin.
- Correspondence:
- Ernest Taylor Pyle of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, for distinguished war correspondence during the year 1943.[3]
- Telegraphic Reporting (National):
- Dewey L. Fleming of The Baltimore Sun, for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943.
- Telegraphic Reporting (International):
- Daniel De Luce of the Associated Press, for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943.
- Editorial Writing:
- Henry J. Haskell of The Kansas City Star, for editorials written during the calendar year 1943.[4]
- Editorial Cartooning:
- Clifford K. Berryman of the Evening Star (Washington D.C.), for "But Where Is the Boat Going?"
- Photography:
- Earle L. Bunker of the Omaha World-Herald, for his photo entitled, "Homecoming".[5][6]
- Frank Filan of the Associated Press, for his photo at the Battle of Tarawa entitled "Tarawa Island".[7][8]
- Special Citations:
- Byron Price, Director of the Office of Censorship, for the creation and administration of the newspaper and radio codes.
- William Allen White was honored with a scroll indicating appreciation of his services for seven years as a member of the Pulitzer Prize advisory board, presented posthumously to his widow.[9]
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
- Novel:
- Drama:
- No award given
- History:
- The Growth of American Thought by Merle Curti (Harper).
- Biography or Autobiography:
- The American Leonardo: The Life of Samuel F. B. Morse by Carleton Mabee (Knopf).
- Poetry:
- Western Star by Stephen Vincent Benét (Farrar).
- Music:
- Symphony No. 4. Opus 34 by Howard Hanson (Eastman School of Music). Performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on December 3, 1943.[10]
- Special Award:
- In lieu of the Drama prize, a special award was given to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, for Oklahoma![11]