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Howard Sackler

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Howard Sackler · Arts & Literature

What

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

When

1929, New York City, United States — 1982, Ibiza, Spain

Where

United States · Spain

Biography

Howard Sackler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pulitzer Prize for Drama

How & why

Sackler was an American playwright and screenwriter who won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for 'The Great White Hope', a play about the boxer Jack Johnson and American racism. Born to a Jewish family in New York City, he also worked prolifically as a screen and audio-recording writer and director.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama