The following are the

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

s for 1958.

Journalism awards

* Public Service: **The '' Arkansas Gazette'', for demonstrating the highest qualities of civic leadership, journalistic responsibility and moral courage in the face of great public tension during the school integration crisis of 1957. The newspaper's fearless and completely objective news coverage, plus its reasoned and moderate policy, did much to restore calmness and order to an overwrought community, reflecting great credit on its editors and its management. * Local Reporting, Edition Time: **The '' Fargo Forum'', for its swift, vivid and detailed news and picture coverage of a tornado which struck

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on June 20. Proceeding under considerable difficulty and overcoming many handicaps, a small but skilled staff put out a complete tornado edition within five hours after the disaster. * Local Reporting, No Edition Time: ** George D. Beveridge of the '' Washington Evening Star'', for his excellent and thought-provoking series, "Metro, City of Tomorrow", describing in depth the urban problems of Washington, D.C., which stimulated widespread public consideration of these problems and encouraged further studies by both public and private agencies. *

National Reporting This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs in the United States. In its first six years (1942–1947), it was called the Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting – National. Li ...

: **

Clark Mollenhoff Clark R. Mollenhoff (April 16, 1921 – March 2, 1991) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist, an attorney who served as Presidential Special Counsel, and a columnist for ''The Des Moines Register''. Life and career Born in Burnside, Io ...

of the ''

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'', for his persistent inquiry into labor racketeering, which included investigatory reporting of wide significance. **

Relman Morin Relman George Morin (September 11, 1907 – July 16, 1973) was an American journalist who spent most of his career writing for the Associated Press, serving as bureau chief of its offices in Tokyo, Paris, Washington, D.C., and New York. Arreste ...

of the Associated Press, for his dramatic and incisive eyewitness report of mob violence on September 23, 1957, during the integration crisis at the Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. * International Reporting: ** '' The New York Times'', for its distinguished coverage of foreign news, which was characterized by admirable initiative, continuity and high quality during the year. *

Editorial Writing The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, ...

: **

Harry S. Ashmore Harry Scott Ashmore (July 28, 1916 – January 20, 1998) was an American journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his editorials in 1957 on the school integration conflict in Little Rock, Arkansas. Early life and career Ashmore was born in Greenvi ...

, executive editor of the ''Arkansas Gazette'', for the forcefulness, dispassionate analysis and clarity of his editorials on the school integration conflict in Little Rock. *

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: ** Bruce Shanks of the ''

Buffalo Evening News ''The Buffalo News'' is the daily newspaper of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, located in downtown Buffalo, New York. It recently sold its headquarters to Uniland Development Corp. It was for decades the only paper fully owned by W ...

'', for "The Thinker", published on August 10, 1957, depicting the dilemma of union membership when confronted by racketeering leaders in some labor unions * Photography: ** William C. Beall of '' The Washington Daily News'', for his photograph "Faith and Confidence", showing a policeman patiently reasoning with two-year-old boy trying to cross a street during a parade. * Special Citation: ** Walter Lippmann, nationally syndicated columnist of the ''

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'', for the wisdom, perception and high sense of responsibility with which he has commented for many years on national and international affairs.

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

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: ** ''

A Death in the Family ''A Death in the Family'' is an autobiographical novel by author James Agee, set in Knoxville, Tennessee. He began writing it in 1948, but it was not quite complete when he died in 1955 (with reputedly many portions having been written in the hom ...

'' by

James Agee James Rufus Agee ( ; November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was an American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic. In the 1940s, writing for ''Time Magazine'', he was one of the most influential film critics in the United States. ...

(a posthumous publication) ( McDowell, Obolensky). * Drama: ** '' Look Homeward, Angel'' by

Ketti Frings Ketti Frings (28 February 1909 – 11 February 1981) was an American writer, playwright, and screenwriter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1958. Biography Early years Born Katherine Hartley in Columbus, Ohio, Frings attended Principia College, began ...

( Samuel French). * History: ** ''Banks and Politics in America'' by

Bray Hammond Bray Hammond (November 20, 1886 – July 20, 1968) was an American financial historian and assistant secretary to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in 1944–1950. He won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for History The Pulitzer Prize ...

( Princeton Univ. Press). * Biography or Autobiography: ** ''

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

, Volumes I-VI'' by

Douglas S. Freeman Douglas Southall Freeman (May 16, 1886 – June 13, 1953) was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, radio commentator, and author. He is best known for his multi-volume biographies of Robert E. Lee and George Washington, for both ...

, and ''Volume VII'', written by John Alexander Carroll and Mary Wells Ashworth after Freeman's death in 1953 ( Charles Scribner's Sons). * Poetry: ** ''Promises: Poems 1954-1956'' by Robert Penn Warren ( Random). * Music: ** '' Vannessa'' by

Samuel Barber Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. The music critic Donal Henahan said, "Proba ...

(

G. Schirmer G. Schirmer, Inc. is an American classical music publishing company based in New York City, founded in 1861. The oldest active music publisher in the United States, Schirmer publishes sheet music for sale and rental, and represents some well-know ...

), an opera in four acts, libretto by Gian-Carlo Menotti. First presented January 15, 1958, at the Metropolitan Opera House.

References

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