Eugene O'Neill: The playwright who won over Pulitzer jurors four times
Learn about the Native New Yorker's first Pulitzer win, in 1920 at age 31.
Frank D. Fackenthal
Sinclair Lewis, ‘the Main Street burglary’ and a rejection notice
Originally, the Pulitzer Prize for a novel was to go to a book 'which shall best present the wholesome atmosphere of American life.' This left authors like Lewis in a tough spot.
