For the original American play, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life, which shall represent in marked fashion the educational value and power of the stage, Five hundred dollars ($500).
J. B. , by Archibald Macleish
The Jury
The Jury
John Mason Brown
Saturday Review
John Gassner
Yale University
Winners in Drama
1959 Prize Winners
William H. (Bill) Mauldin
For "I won the Nobel Prize for Literature. What was your crime?" Published on October 30, 1958.
Ralph McGill
For his distinguished editorial writing during 1958 as exemplified in his editorial "A Church, A School...." and for his long, courageous and effective editorial leadership.