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Two 1940s-era Pulitzer Prize-winning books became major motion pictures. The first was John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, which won the 1940 Pulitzer Prize; the second was James Michener's novel, Tales of the South Pacific, which won the 1948 Pulitzer.
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What did Denzel Washington win a Pulitzer Prize for?
Denzel Washington didn't win a Pulitzer Prize, but on June 13, 2010, Washington won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his role in the play Fences.He also starred in the movie version of Charles Fuller's 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, A Soldier's Play. The movie was called A Soldier's Story, was directed by Norman Jewison, and released in 1984. It was nominated for three Academy Awards.
Denzel Washington played in what 1981 Pulitzer prize winning play by charles fuller?
Denzel Washington starred in A Soldier's Story, the movie version of Charles Fuller's 1982 Pulitzer Prize winning play, A Soldier's Play. The play was highly acclaimed and won the New York Drama Critics' Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Theater Club Award, and three Village Voice Obies. The movie, directed by Norman Jewison, was nominated for three Academy Awards.
What famous people have the initial wl?
Walter Lantz (cartoonist, created Woody Woodpecker) Walter Lippmann (Pulitzer Prize winning journalist) Wendy Liebman (stand-up comic) William Lundigan (1940's-50's movie star) Wanda Landowska (concert pianist)
Did The Color Purple come out in 1999?
No, The Color Purple was released in 1985. It is a film directed by Steven Spielberg and is an adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name.
What is a prize winning movie?
Patton won best film oscar honors in its day.
What playwright won the Pulitzer Prize in 1935?
The 1935 Pulitzer Prize for Drama was awarded to Zoe Akins for her dramatization of Edith Wharton's novel, The Old Maid. Although this was Akins' only Pulitzer win, another of her plays, The Greeks Had a Word For It, was adapted for the silver screen and became the 1953 hit movie How to Marry a Millionaire, starring Marylin Monroe.
Which Nobel prize winning writer did Jack Nicholson portray in the movie Reds?
Eugene O'Neill
What movie and television projects has Elmer Davis been in?
Elmer Davis has: Played Himself - Guest Panelist in "Information Please: Series 1, No. 9" in 1940. Played Narrator in "The Golden Twenties" in 1950. Played Himself - The Stage Manager in "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" in 1950. Played Himself - Narrator in "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" in 1950. Played Narrator in "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" in 1950. Played Himself - Commentator in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" in 1951.
When and why did Dr. Seuss win a Pulitzer Prize?
Theodor Geisel, better known to readers as Dr. Suess, won a Special Citation from the Pulitzer Prize Board in 1984 "for his special contribution over nearly half a century to the education and enjoyment of America's children and their parents."he won the pulitzer prize in 1984
Where can you see the trailer of the prize-winning documentary movie 'Monica and David'?
The trailer to the movie "Monica and David" is available via the "monicaanddavid website." Click on the Related link below.
Which Pulitzer Prize winning plays also won the Oscar for Best Picture?
There has been only one person to win a Nobel & an Oscar, it is none other than the Irish playwright 'George Bernard Shaw who' had won both the Nobel Prize for Literary contributions & for his work on his play Pygmalion in 1925 & went on to win an Oscar for his adapted screenplay for the movie "Pygmalion" based on his own work in 1938. He never wanted his plays to be turned into Musicals during his lifetime, but later Alan Jay Lerner made it into one of the most astounding musical's in 1964 named "My Fair Lady" winning multiple Oscars, he took great care to retain much of the original play& the way of speech while making the movie.
How many Hispanics have won the Pulitzer prize?
In 1990, Oscar Hijuelos became the first Hispanic-American to win a Pulitzer Prize. His novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Farrar), tells the story of two brothers who emigrate to New York City from Cuba in the early 1950s. The movie, The Mambo Kings (1992) was based on Hijuelos' book.
