Paul Zindel
Paul Zindel · Arts & Literature
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1936, Staten Island, New York, United States — 2003, New York City, United States
United States
Paul Zindel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Paul Zindel won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for 'The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds' and became a hugely popular writer of realistic young-adult novels such as 'The Pigman'. He was raised on Staten Island in a family of German descent; no Jewish ancestry is documented in mainstream biographies of him, so his inclusion in some Jewish reference lists is not independently confirmed.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
