1949 Pulitzer Prize
The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1949.
Journalism awards
- Public Service:
- * Nebraska State Journal for the campaign establishing the "Nebraska All-Star Primary" presidential preference primary which spotlighted, through a bi-partisan committee, issues early in the presidential campaign.
- Local Reporting:
- * Malcolm Johnson of the New York Sun for his series of 24 articles entitled "Crime on the Waterfront" in New York City.
- National Reporting:
- * C. P. Trussell of The New York Times for consistent excellence covering the national scene from Washington.
- International Reporting:
- * Price Day of The Baltimore Sun for his series of 12 articles entitled, "Experiment in Freedom: India and Its First Year of Independence".
- Editorial Writing:
- * Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
- * John H. Crider of the Boston Herald for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
- Editorial Cartooning:
- * Lute Pease of the Newark Evening News for "Who, Me?"
- Photography:
- * Nathaniel Fein of the New York Herald-Tribune for his photo, "Babe Ruth Bows Out".
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
- Fiction:
- * Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens.
- Drama:
- * Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.
- History:
- * The Disruption of American Democracy by Roy Franklin Nichols.
- Biography or Autobiography:
- * Roosevelt and Hopkins by Robert E. Sherwood.
- Poetry:
- * Terror and Decorum by Peter Viereck.
- Music:
- * Music for the film Louisiana Story by Virgil Thomson released in 1948 by Robert J. Flaherty Productions.