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1936 Pulitzer Prizes
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Journalism
Category
Winners
Finalists
Public Service
Public Service
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
For its crusade against corruption and misgovernment in the State of Iowa.
Finalists:
Editorial Writing
Editorial Writing
Felix Morley and George B. Parker of
Washington Post and Scripps-Howard Newspapers
, (respectively)
For distinguished editorial writing during the year.
Finalists:
Reporting
Reporting
Lauren D. Lyman of
The New York Times
For his exclusive story revealing that the Charles A. Lindbergh family was leaving the United States to live in England.
Finalists:
Correspondence
Correspondence
Wilfred C. Barber of
Chicago Tribune
For his reports of the war in Ethiopia. (A posthumous award.)
Finalists:
Special Citations
Books, Drama & Music
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Drama
Drama
Idiots Delight
, by Robert E. Sherwood
Finalists:
History
History
A Constitutional History of the United States
, by Andrew C. McLaughlin (Appleton)
Finalists:
Biography
Biography
The Thought and Character of William James: As Revealed in Unpublished Correspondence and Notes, Together with His Published Writings
, by Ralph Barton Perry (Little)
Finalists:
Poetry
Poetry
Strange Holiness
, by Robert P. Tristram Coffin (Macmillan)
Finalists:
Novel
Novel
Honey in the Horn
, by Harold L. Davis (Harper)
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