Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1923) Winner
Owen Davis
オーウェン・デイービス
Ōwen Dēbisu
Aliases:
Owen Gould Davis
Pen Names:
John Oliver（Used for Broadway productions）,
Ike Swift（Used for sketches in Police Gazette）,
Martin Hurley（Pen name）,
Arthur J. Lamb（Pen name）,
Walter Lawrence（Pen name）,
Robert Wayne（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1874-01-29 （Portland, Maine）
- Died
- 1956-10-14 （New York City, New York） age 82
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Portland, Maine → Bangor, Maine → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1897-1956
- Affiliations
- Dramatists Guild of America (first president)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | — | — | — | 1888-1889 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | Arts | BA | 1890-1893 | United States |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Period:
1888-1889
Country:
United States
Attended for one year then transferred to Harvard
Harvard University
Arts
Degree:
BA
Period:
1890-1893
Year of Graduation:
1893
Country:
United States
Completed degree in three years. Active in drama society
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Icebound | — | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1923
Work:
Icebound
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Icebound
1923 DramaA drama about a poor New England fishing family where greedy relatives eye an aunt's inheritance, leading to unexpected developments.
familyinheritancepovertyredemption
Adaptations
- [Silent film] Icebound / William C. deMille (1924)
The Nervous Wreck
1923 ComedyComedy about a man with nervous breakdown.
neurosiscomedy
Adaptations
- [Film] The Nervous Wreck (1926)
- [Musical] Whoopee! (1928)
Bibliography
- Sketches of Gotham (as Ike Swift)
- Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
- Cupid at Vassar
- Deadwood Dick's Last Shot
- What Happened to Mary
- The Scrap of Paper
- The Detour
- Icebound
- The Nervous Wreck
- The Haunted House
- Lazybones
- Beware of Widows
- Easy Come, Easy Go
- The Great Gatsby
- The Good Earth
- Jezebel
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Formulaic melodramasVisually exciting life-threatening predicamentsTriumph of good over evil
- Recurring Motifs
- Life-threatening predicamentsVillains' downfallHeroes' triumph
Health
-
Long-term illness1953-1956Hospitalized for three years before death
Legacy
Prolific American playwright with over 200 plays, most produced on stage. Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, also wrote for radio and film.
Trivia
- Wrote racy sketches for Police Gazette as Ike Swift
- First elected president of Dramatists Guild of America (1919)
- Active in Harvard drama society
- Sons: actor Owen Davis Jr. and playwright Donald Davis