Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Jesse Lynch Williams

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
Jesse Williams

Awards
  
Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Plays
  
Why Marry?

Education
  
Princeton University

Role
  
Author


Died
  
September 14, 1929, Herkimer, New York, United States

Books
  
The adventures of a fresh, Princeton Stories, The Stolen Story And Other Ne, The Girl And The Game - An

Why Marry? by Jesse Lynch WILLIAMS read by Elizabeth Klett | Full Audio Book


Jesse Lynch Williams (August 17, 1871 – September 14, 1929) was an American author and dramatist.

Contents

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.

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

    • Plays

  • Lovely Lady
  • Why Marry?
  • The Stolen Story

    • References

    Jesse Lynch Williams Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA