1936 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1936
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- * Cedar Rapids Gazette for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in the State of Iowa.
- * Honorable mention to the St. Paul Daily News for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in St. Paul.
- Reporting:
- * Lauren D. Lyman of The New York Times for the exclusive story revealing that the Charles Lindbergh family was leaving the United States to live in England.
- Correspondence:
- * Wilfred C. Barber of the Chicago Tribune for his reports of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
- * Honorable mentions to:
- ** Webb Miller of the United Press for reports on the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
- ** Ashman Brown of the Providence Evening Bulletin for his correspondence from Washington.
- ** Jay G. Hayden of The Detroit News for a series of political articles written on a tour of the country.
- ** James A. Mills of the Associated Press for his story about the leasing of Ethiopian oil fields to Standard Oil.
- Editorial Writing:
- * Felix Morley of The Washington Post for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
- * George B. Parker of Scripps-Howard Newspapers for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
- Editorial Cartooning:
- * No award given.
Letters and Drama Awards
- Novel:
- * Honey in the Horn by Harold L. Davis.
- Drama:
- * Idiot's Delight by Robert E. Sherwood.
- History:
- * A Constitutional History of the United States by Andrew C. McLaughlin.
- Biography or Autobiography:
- * The Thought and Character of William James by Ralph Barton Perry.
- Poetry:
- * Strange Holiness by Robert Peter Tristram Coffin.