1944 Pulitzer Prize

The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1944.

"But Where Is the Boat Going?", the prize-winning editorial cartoon

"Homecoming", one of the prize-winning photographs

"Tarawa Island", the other prize-winning photograph

Journalism awards

• Public Service:
  • The New York Times for its survey of the teaching of American history, coordinated by Benjamin Fine.^[1][2]
• Reporting:
  • Paul Schoenstein and associates of the New York Journal American, for a news story published on August 12, 1943, which saved the life of a two-year-old girl in the Lutheran Hospital of New York City by obtaining penicillin.
• Correspondence:
  • Ernest Taylor Pyle of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, for distinguished war correspondence during the year 1943.^[3]
• Telegraphic Reporting (National):
  • Dewey L. Fleming of The Baltimore Sun, for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943.
• Telegraphic Reporting (International):
  • Daniel De Luce of the Associated Press, for his distinguished reporting during the year 1943.
• Editorial Writing:
  • Henry J. Haskell of The Kansas City Star, for editorials written during the calendar year 1943.^[4]
• Editorial Cartooning:
  • Clifford K. Berryman of the Evening Star (Washington D.C.), for "But Where Is the Boat Going?"
• Photography:
  • Earle L. Bunker of the Omaha World-Herald, for his photo entitled, "Homecoming".^[5][6]
  • Frank Filan of the Associated Press, for his photo at the Battle of Tarawa entitled "Tarawa Island".^[7][8]
• Special Citations:
  • Byron Price, Director of the Office of Censorship, for the creation and administration of the newspaper and radio codes.
  • William Allen White was honored with a scroll indicating appreciation of his services for seven years as a member of the Pulitzer Prize advisory board, presented posthumously to his widow.^[9]

Letters, Drama and Music Awards

• Novel:
  • Journey in the Dark by Martin Flavin (Harper).
• Drama:
  • No award given
• History:
  • The Growth of American Thought by Merle Curti (Harper).
• Biography or Autobiography:
  • The American Leonardo: The Life of Samuel F. B. Morse by Carleton Mabee (Knopf).
• Poetry:
  • Western Star by Stephen Vincent Benét (Farrar).
• Music:
  • Symphony No. 4. Opus 34 by Howard Hanson (Eastman School of Music). Performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on December 3, 1943.^[10]
• Special Award:
  • In lieu of the Drama prize, a special award was given to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, for Oklahoma!^[11]