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Hatcher Hughes

ハッチャー・ヒューズ

Hacchā Hyūzu

Aliases: Harvey Hatcher Hughes

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1881-02-12 （Polkville, North Carolina）
Died
1945-10-19 （New York City） age 64
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
New York City and West Cornwall, Connecticut

Career

Occupations
Playwright, Professor
Active Years
1918-1934
Affiliations
Columbia University

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English
Degree: BA
Period: 学部
Year of Graduation: 1907
Country: United States
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English
Degree: MA
Period: 大学院
Year of Graduation: 1909
Country: United States

Awards

Pulitzer Prize
1926
Work: Hell-Bent Fer Heaven
Category: Drama
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hell-Bent Fer Heaven

1923 Drama

A drama depicting the feud between mountain families harboring grudges from the Civil War.

Family feudsRevengeRedemption
Adaptations
  • [Film] Hell-Bent Fer Heaven (1926)

Bibliography

  • A Marriage Made in Heaven (1918)
  • Wake Up, Jonathan! (1921)
  • Hell-Bent Fer Heaven (1923)
  • Ruint (1920)
  • It's a Grand Life (1930)
  • The Lord Blesses the Bishop (1934)

Legacy

American playwright known for winning the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Also served as a professor at Columbia University.

Archives

  • Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Trivia

  • Born as the tenth of eleven children.
  • Married Janet Ranney Cool in 1930 and had a daughter Ann.
  • Served as an Army captain during World War I.