New York University; Pulitzer Prize Winners
Michael Gartner; Law 1972 JD; 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.
George Perle; GSAS 1956 Ph.D.; 1986 Pulitzer Prize for "Woodwind Quartet No.4."
James Ford Rhodes; CAS 1865; 1916 Pulitzer Prize for "The History of the Civil War."
Charles Simic; CAS 1966 BA; 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry "The World Doesn't End."
Moneta Sleet Jr; Masters in journalism; 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography of the grieving Coretta Scott King.
Irwin Unger; professor; 1965 Pulitzer Prize for History "The Greenback Era."
Donald Wallance; CAS 1930 BA; industrial designer.
George Perle; GSAS 1956 Ph.D.; 1986 Pulitzer Prize for "Woodwind Quartet No.4."
James Ford Rhodes; CAS 1865; 1916 Pulitzer Prize for "The History of the Civil War."
Charles Simic; CAS 1966 BA; 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry "The World Doesn't End."
Moneta Sleet Jr; Masters in journalism; 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography of the grieving Coretta Scott King.
Irwin Unger; professor; 1965 Pulitzer Prize for History "The Greenback Era."
Donald Wallance; CAS 1930 BA; industrial designer.
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- Jorie Graham is known for Domino One (2005) and David Dukes Memorial (2000).undergraduate/film; 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
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Composer ("American Salute", "Pavanne"), conductor, pianist and arranger, educated at New York University and a music student of Abby Whiteside and Vincent Jones. At six, he had his first composition published ("Just Six"), and thereafter concertized until age 17. He was a staff arranger for Radio City Music Hall, and later a staff member at NBC. He was a guest conductor for several symphony orchestras. His Broadway stage scores include "Billion Dollar Baby" and "Arms and the Girl". He conducted his own orchestra on many recordings. Joining ASCAP in 1936, he became an ASVCAP director in 1959. His chief musical collaborators included Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Dorothy Fields. His other popular songs and instrumentals include "Tropical", "Guaracha", "Bad Timing", "Nothin' for Nothin'", and "There Must Be Something Better than Love".CAS studied under Abby Whiteside; 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Stringmusic.- Galway Kinnell was born on 1 February 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was a writer, known for Baby Einstein: Baby Shakespeare World of Poetry (1999) and Greenwich Village Writers: The Bohemian Legacy (1990). He was married to Barbara Kammer Bristol and Inez Delgado de Torres. He died on 28 October 2014 in Sheffield, Vermont, USA.professor; 1982 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
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Frank McCourt was born August 19, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents; grew up in Limerick, Ireland; and, at the age of 19, returned to the United States. Surviving initially through a string of casual jobs, spending every spare minute reading books from the public library, Frank began a process of self-education and improvement that eventually led to a career as a high-school teacher. For 27 years, he taught in various New York City public schools, the last seventeen of which were spent at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan.
After retiring from teaching, Frank and his brother Malachy McCourt performed a two-man show titled "A Couple of Blackguards," a musical review about their Irish youth. Then, in his 60s, McCourt sat down and began writing about his past. The tales of his childhood that he had told many times to his classes at school and in the bars of New York soon took shape as the highly acclaimed memoir Angela's Ashes (1999). Published initially in the United States, it went straight into the bestseller lists and then crossed the Atlantic to take the bookshops by storm in Ireland, in the rest of Europe, and around the world.
"Angela's Ashes" went on to win, in the US alone, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the LA Times Award. His second book, about his life in the US after he moved from Ireland, is called "'Tis." A third volume, "Teacher Man," appeared soon afterward. Frank McCourt lived with his wife Ellen in New York City and Connecticut.CAS 1953 BA: 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography or autobiographical writing.- Writer
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Harold C. Schonberg was born on 29 November 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Bell Telephone Hour (1959). He was married to Helene Cornell and Rosalyn Krokover. He died on 26 July 2003 in New York City, New York, USA.GSAS 1939 MA; 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.- William Schuman was born on 4 August 1910 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Omnibus (1952), Night Journey (1960) and Eye on New York (1956). He died on 15 February 1992 in Manhattan, New York, USA.Stern; 1943 Pulitzer Prize for "A Free Song."
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John Patrick Shanley was born on 3 October 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Moonstruck (1987), Doubt (2008) and Congo (1995).Steinhardt 1977 MA; 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.- Writer
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Neil Simon was born on 4 July 1927 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Odd Couple (1968), Murder by Death (1976) and The Goodbye Girl (1977). He was married to Elaine Joyce, Diane Lander, Marsha Mason and Joan Baim. He died on 26 August 2018 in New York City, New York, USA.1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Lost In Yonkers."- CAS 1968-1972; 2008, 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing.
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Lawrence Wright was born on 2 August 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Looming Tower (2018), The Siege (1998) and Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015). He has been married to Roberta Murphy since 22 January 1970. They have two children.Fellow, Center for Law and Security; 2007 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction.