For a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author, one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Edith Wharton: A Biography , by R. W. B. Lewis (Harper )
The Jury
The Jury
John Barkham(Chair)
Critic
Wallace Stegner*
Reynolds Professor of Humanities, Emeritus, Stanford University
W. A. Swanberg*
Writer
Winners in Biography
1976 Prize Winners
Walter Wellesley (Red) Smith
For his commentary on sports in 1975 and for many other years.
Alan M. Kriegsman
For his critical writing about the dance during 1975.
Tony Auth
For "O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain," published on July 22, 1975.