O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1945) Winner
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
ウォルター・ヴァン・ティルバーク・クラーク
Wōrutā Van Tirubāku Kurāku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-08-03 （East Orland, Maine）
- Died
- 1971-11-10 （Virginia City, Nevada） age 62
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- East Orland, Maine → Reno, Nevada → Cazenovia, New York → Missoula, Montana → San Francisco, California → Reno / Virginia City, Nevada
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Poet, Educator
- Active Years
- 1932-1971
- Affiliations
- University of Montana, San Francisco State University, University of Nevada, Reno
- Influenced
- Robert Laxalt
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada, Reno | — | Literature | BA, MA | — | United States |
University of Nevada, Reno
Literature
Degree:
BA, MA
Country:
United States
Attended while father was president
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | O. Henry Prize | — | — | O. Henry Award | Winner |
| 1942 | O. Henry Prize | — | — | O. Henry Award | Winner |
| 1943 | O. Henry Prize | — | — | O. Henry Award | Winner |
| 1944 | O. Henry Prize | — | — | O. Henry Award | Winner |
| 1945 | O. Henry Prize | — | — | O. Henry Award | Winner |
| 1988 | Nevada Writers Hall of Fame | — | — | Friends of the University of Nevada Libraries | Inductee |
O. Henry Prize
1941
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
Winner
O. Henry Prize
1942
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
Winner
O. Henry Prize
1943
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
Winner
O. Henry Prize
1944
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
Winner
O. Henry Prize
1945
Organization:
O. Henry Award
Result:
Winner
Nevada Writers Hall of Fame
1988
Organization:
Friends of the University of Nevada Libraries
Result:
Inductee
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Ox-Bow Incident
1940 Western novelA lynch mob mistakes three innocent travelers for cattle rustlers and hangs them. Explores frontier law, order, and culpability.
Law and orderCulpabilityHuman psyche
Adaptations
- [Film] The Ox-Bow Incident / William A. Wellman (1943)
The City of Trembling Leaves
1945 NovelSemi-autobiographical novel of adolescence.
YouthNature
The Track of the Cat
1949 Western novelA family hunting a mountain lion explores human darkness.
FamilyFearNature
Adaptations
- [Film] Track of the Cat / William A. Wellman (1954)
The Watchful Gods and Other Stories
1950 Short story collectionCollection including notable short stories like 'Hook' and 'The Portable Phonograph'.
HumanitySurvival
Bibliography
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1940)
- The City of Trembling Leaves (1945)
- The Track of the Cat (1949)
- The Watchful Gods and Other Stories (1950)
- Christmas Comes to Hjalsen (1930, poetry)
- Ten Women in Gale's House: And Shorter Poems (1932, poetry)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Uses familiar western materials to explore human psyche and philosophical issuesConcise prose rich in psychological depth
- Recurring Motifs
- Frontier justiceMoral culpabilityMan vs. nature
Health
-
Cancer晩年Cause of death
Legacy
One of Nevada's most distinguished 20th-century literary figures. First inductee into Nevada Writers Hall of Fame. Two novels adapted into films.
Archives
- University of Nevada, Reno, Special Collections and University Archives
In Popular Culture
- The Ox-Bow Incident nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
Trivia
- Died of cancer two years after his wife
- Won O. Henry Prize five times