Jesse Lynch Williams
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Jesse Lynch Williams was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning author and dramatist.
Born in Sterling, Illinois
, Williams began his literary career in college, writing Princeton Stories. Upon graduation he continued to write novels and plays, including Why Marry?
for which he was awarded the first Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1918.
Born in Sterling, Illinois
Sterling, Illinois
Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,370 at the 2010 census, down from 15,451 at the 2000 census. Formerly nicknamed "The Hardware Capital of the World", Sterling has long been associated with manufacturing and the steel...
, Williams began his literary career in college, writing Princeton Stories. Upon graduation he continued to write novels and plays, including Why Marry?
Why Marry?
Why Marry? is a 1917 play written by American playwright Jesse Lynch Williams. It won the first Pulitzer Prize for Drama....
for which he was awarded the first Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1918.
Novels and short story collections
- Princeton Stories
- The Adventures of a Freshman
- The Girl and the Game
- The married life of the Frederic Carrolls
- She Knew She Was Right