Awards & Winners

1985 Pulitzer Prize

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1985 Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Alison Lurie

Honored for : Foreign Affairs

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Nominee Nominated Work
Diana O'Hehir I Wish This War Were over
Douglas Unger Leaving the land
Alison Lurie Foreign Affairs
Pulitzer Prize for Music

Stephen Albert

Honored for : Symphony RiverRun

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Albert Symphony RiverRun
William Bolcom Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

Mark Thompson

Honored for : Fort Worth Star-Telegram
(For reporting by Mark Thompson (reporter) which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter - a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
For reporting by Mark J. Thompson which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter -a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification.
Chicago Tribune
For its sustained effort to expose the control of Chicago's minority neighborhoods by street gangs--reporting which prompted Mayor Washington to launch a $4.5 million gang control program.
Casper Star-Tribune
For a series by Richard High and Anne Mackinnon which, despite strong opposition from local utilities, investigated the state's need for improved natural gas regulation and led to significant reforms.
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting

William K. Marimow

(For his revelation that city police dogs had attacked more than 350 people - an exposure that led to investigations of the K-9 unit and the removal of a dozen officers from it.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
William K. Marimow
For his revelation that city police dogs had attacked more than 350 people -- an expose that led to investigations of the K-9 unit and the removal of a dozen officers from it.
Lucy Morgan
For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters.
Jack Reed
For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters.
Mark Thompson
For reporting which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter-- a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification.
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting

Jack Reed, Lucy Morgan

(For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
William K. Marimow
For his revelation that city police dogs had attacked more than 350 people -- an expose that led to investigations of the K-9 unit and the removal of a dozen officers from it.
Lucy Morgan
For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters.
Jack Reed
For their thorough reporting on Pasco County Sheriff John Short, which revealed his department's corruption and led to his removal from office by voters.
Mark Thompson
For reporting which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter-- a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification.
Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism

Jon Franklin

(For his seven-part series 'The Mind Fixers,' about the new science of molecular psychiatry.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jon Franklin
For his seven-part series \"The Mind Fixers,\" about the new science of molecular psychiatry.
Pam Sprague
For a special section on Wausau's growing Indochinese refugee population, the Hmong.
Rob Orcutt
For a special section on Wausau's growing Indochinese refugee population, the Hmong.
News & Record
For its series on the complex role tobacco plays in North Carolina.
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting

Thomas J. Knudson

(For his series of articles that examined the dangers of farming as an occupation.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas J. Knudson
For his series of articles that examined the dangers of farming as an occupation.
Robert Parry
For his exclusive stories about he CIA's production of two manuals for Nicaraguan rebels--stories that led to an internal investigation and a congressional inquiry.
The Wall Street Journal
For its thorough coverage and analysis of the 1984 Presidential campaign.
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting

Thomas Turcol

Honored for : The Virginian-Pilot, The Star-Ledger
([General News Reporting] For City Hall coverage which exposed the corruption of a local economic development official.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Turcol
[General News Reporting] For City Hall coverage which exposed the corruption of a local economic development official.
Jonathan Kaufman
[General News Reporting] For his series on neighborhood activism in Boston
Independent Record
[General News Reporting] For its coverage, under deadline pressure, of the worst forest fire in Helena's history.
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting

Josh Friedman, Dennis Bell, Ozier Muhammad

(For their series on the plight of the hungry in Africa.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Zucchino
For his thorough and elegantly written dispatches from Lebanon.
The New York Times
For its comprehensive coverage of Indira Gandhi's assassination and its impact on India's future.
Josh Friedman
For their series on the plight of the hungry in Africa.
Dennis Bell
For their series on the plight of the hungry in Africa.
Ozier Muhammad
For their series on the plight of the hungry in Africa.
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing

Alice Steinbach

(For her account of a blind boy's world, 'A Boy of Unusual Vision.')

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alice Steinbach
For her account of a blind boy's world, \"A Boy of Unusual Vision.\"
Scott Kraft
For his story about a family's search for the man who raped their daughter.
Michele Lesie
For her story of Jennifer Brandt, teen-age suicide.
Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

Murray Kempton

(For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Murray Kempton
For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career.
Martin Nolan
Molly Ivins
Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting

Jackie Crosby, Randall Savage

([Specialized Reporting] For their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jackie Crosby
[Specialized Reporting] For their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Randall Savage
[Specialized Reporting] For their in-depth examination of academics and athletics at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Gary Rosenblatt
[Specialized Reporting] For his analysis of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles and other Jewish concerns.
Mike Klingaman
[Specialized Reporting] For a series on the effects of alcohol abuse by high school athletes.
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

Howard Rosenberg

(For his television criticism.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Rosenberg
For his television criticism.
James Chute
For his classical music criticism.
Margaret Manning
For her book reviews.
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

Richard Aregood

(For his editorials on a variety of subjects.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Aregood
For his editorials on a variety of subjects.
Jane Healy
For her editorials on Florida's environmental problems.
David E. Gillespie
For his editorials on various state concerns.
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jeff MacNelly
Jim Borgman
Tom Toles
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

Stan Grossfeld

(For his series of photographs of the famine in Ethiopia and For his pictures of illegal aliens on the U.S.-Mexico border.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Larry C. Price
For his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants.
Stan Grossfeld
For his series of photographs of the famine in Ethiopia and For his pictures of illegal aliens on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Stormi Greener
For her pictures of a dying girl which celebrated the girl's life.
SebastiĆ£o Salgado
For his dramatic photos of the famine in Ethiopia.
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography

Kenneth Silverman

Honored for : The Life and Times of Cotton Mather

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Mott The seven mountains of Thomas Merton
Kenneth Silverman The Life and Times of Cotton Mather
Howard M. Feinstein Becoming William James
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

Carolyn Kizer

Honored for : Yin

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carolyn Kizer Yin
Robert Duncan Ground Work: Before the War
Charles Wright The Other Side of the River
Pulitzer Prize for History

Thomas K. McCraw

Honored for : Prophets of Regulation

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Nominee Nominated Work
Francis Paul Prucha The Great Father
Joel Williamson The Crucible of Race
Thomas K. McCraw Prophets of Regulation
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction

Studs Terkel

Honored for : The Good War

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Nominee Nominated Work
Donald Keene Dawn to the west
Jonathan Kwitny Endless enemies
Studs Terkel The Good War
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography

Larry C. Price

(For his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Larry C. Price
For his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants.
Stan Grossfeld
For his series of photographs of the famine in Ethiopia and For his pictures of illegal aliens on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Stormi Greener
For her pictures of a dying girl which celebrated the girl's life.
SebastiĆ£o Salgado
For his dramatic photos of the famine in Ethiopia.
Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography

The Orange County Register

(For their exceptional coverage of the Olympic games.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Orange County Register
For their exceptional coverage of the Olympic games.
Bruce Chambers
For his photographs of the Mary Decker-Zola Budd run-in during the 1984 Olympics.
Larry C. Price
For his series of photographs from Angola and El Salvador depicting their war-torn inhabitants.
Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine

Honored for : Sunday in the Park with George

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Sondheim Sunday in the Park with George
James Lapine Sunday in the Park with George
Lee Breuer The Gospel at Colonus
Bob Telson The Gospel at Colonus
A. R. Gurney The Dining Room
Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards

William Howard Schuman

(For more than half a century of contribution to American music as composer and educational leader.)