Jesse Lynch Williams

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Jesse Lynch Williams (* 17th August 1871 in Sterling , Illinois ; † 14. September 1929 in Herkimer , New York ) was an American journalist , author of novels and short stories and playwright , best known for his play Why Marry? In 1918 he was the first playwright to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Theater .

Life

After graduating, Williams graduated from Princeton University and became the first editor of the Princeton Review after graduation . Together with John De Witt , he was the author of the book The History of Princeton University . In the following years he not only worked as a journalist, but also wrote novels and short stories as well as plays.

In 1918 he received for his play Why Marry? first playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Theater . Since 1908 he was an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters .

Publications

  • Princeton stories , 1895
  • Rudyard Kipling , 1899
  • The adventures of a freshman , 1899
  • The stolen story, and other newspaper stories , 1899
  • New York sketches , 1902
  • The day-dreamer, being the full narrative of The stolen story , 1906
  • The girl and the game, and other college stories , 1908
  • My lost duchess, an idyl of the town , 1908
  • Mr. Cleveland, a personal impression , 1909
  • The married life of the Frederic Carrolls , 1910
  • "And so they were married", a comedy of the new woman , 1914
  • Remating time , 1916
  • Not wanted , 1923
  • She knew she was right , 1930

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Members: Jesse Lynch Williams. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed May 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Williams, Jesse Lynch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American playwright, author, and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Sterling , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1929
Place of death Herkimer , New York