Joe Rosenthal, an Associated Press photographer, won a Pulitzer Prize for Photography in 1945 for his image of the Marines planting the American flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima.
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The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher.
No, the Pulitzer Prize is a US-based award that recognizes excellence in journalism and the arts. It was established by the provisions in the will of American journalist Joseph Pulitzer.
Philip Roth won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for his novel, American Pastoral (Houghton Mifflin).
The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher, best known for endowing the Columbia School of Journalism and establishing the Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, literature, and music.
The first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature was Gwendolyn Brooks. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her book of poetry titled "Annie Allen." Brooks was a pioneering poet who explored the African American experience in her work.
Jon Meacham won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 2009 for his book "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House."
Arthur Miller won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his play Death of a Salesman.
Charles Gordone became the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1970 with his play No Place To Be Somebody.
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
In 1983, Alice Walker became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her acclaimed novel, The Color Purple.
Alex Haley won the Pulitzer Prize in 1977 for his book "Roots: The Saga of an American Family." This work was recognized in the Special Awards and Citations category.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama was created in 1918.