Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1935) Winner
Zoe Akins
ゾー・エイキンス
Zō Eikinsu
Aliases:
Zoë Akins / Zoe Byrd Akins
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1886-10-30 （Humansville, Missouri）
- Died
- 1958-10-29 （Los Angeles, California） age 71
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Humansville, Missouri → St. Louis, Missouri → New York City, New York → Morrisonville, Illinois → Los Angeles, California
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Screenwriter, Novelist, Poet
- Active Years
- 1912-1958
- Influenced By
- William Shakespeare, Greek Mythology, Sarah Elizabeth Green Akins, Julia Marlowe, William Marion Reedy, Sara Teasdale, Josephine Preston Peabody, William Vaughn Moody
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Seminary | — | English | — | 幼少期 | United States |
Monticello Seminary
English
Period:
幼少期
Country:
United States
Encouragement in literary and theatrical work
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | The Old Maid | — | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1935
Work:
The Old Maid
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Old Maid
1935 MelodramaDramatization of Edith Wharton's novella, a melodrama set in New York City spanning 1839 to 1854 in five episodes.
social declinefamilylovewomen's status
Adaptations
- [Film] The Old Maid / Edmund Goulding (1939)
Déclassée
1919 DramaStory of the social decline of an English lady.
loss of social statushonor
Adaptations
- [Film] Déclassée (1925)
The Greeks Had a Word for It
1930 ComedyComedy about three models in search of rich husbands.
marriagewealth
Adaptations
- [Film] How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
- [Film] Three Blind Mice (1938)
- [Film] The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
Adaptations
- Many plays adapted into silent films and talkies
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Theatrical and poetic in natureWhimsical nature of words and dialogue
- Recurring Motifs
- Older proper woman representing her mother
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Hollywood screenwriter. Great-aunt of actress Laurie Metcalf.
Archives
- Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
In Popular Culture
- Great-aunt of actress Laurie Metcalf, great-great-aunt of Zoe Perry
Trivia
- Family heavily involved with Missouri Republican Party; father was state party chairman.
- Related to George Washington and Duff Green through mother.
- Rumored long-term relationship with actress Jobyna Howland.