The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1949.
Public Service:
Nebraska State Journal for the campaign establishing the Nebraska All-Star Primary presidential preference primary which spotlighted, through a bi-partisan committee, issues early in the presidential campaign.
Local Reporting:
Malcolm Johnson of the New York Sun for his series of 24 articles entitled Crime on the Waterfront in New York City.
National Reporting:
C. P. Trussell of The New York Times for consistent excellence covering the national scene from Washington.
International Reporting:
Price Day of The Baltimore Sun for his series of 12 articles entitled, Experiment in Freedom: India and Its First Year of Independence.
Editorial Writing:
Herbert Elliston of The Washington Post for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
Editorial Writing:
John H. Crider of the Boston Herald for distinguished editorial writing during the year.
Editorial Cartooning:
Lute Pease of the Newark Evening News for Who Me?
Photography:
Nathaniel Fein of the New York Herald-Tribune for his photo, Babe Ruth Bows Out.
Letters, Drama and Music Awards
Fiction:
Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens (Harcourt).
Drama:
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (Viking).
History:
The Disruption of American Democracy by Roy Franklin Nichols.
Biography or Autobiography:
Roosevelt and Hopkins by Robert E. Sherwood.
Poetry:
Terror and Decorum by Peter Viereck.
Music:
Music for the film Louisiana Story by Virgil Thomson (G. Schirmer) released in 1948 by Robert J. Flaherty Productions.
1949 Pulitzer Prize Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA