Awards & Winners

Elmer Davis

Date of Birth 13-January-1890
Place of Birth Aurora
(Dearborn County, Indiana, Lawrenceburg Township, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Elmer Holmes Davis, Hoosier Daddy
Profession Magazine editor, Freelance Writer, Journalist, Author
Elmer Davis was a well-known news reporter, author, the Director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II and a Peabody Award recipient.

Awards by Elmer Davis

Check all the awards nominated and won by Elmer Davis.

1955


Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Nonfiction But we were born free

1950


Peabody Award
(a Personal Award)

1947


Peabody Award
(Personal Award: Elmer Davis for Outstanding Reporting and Interpretation of the News)

1940


Peabody Award
(Personal Award for Best Reporting of the News)