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Harry Ashmore

American journalist and newspaper editor, recipient of the 1957 Pulitzer Prize (1916-1998) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 81

Harry Scott Ashmore was an American journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his editorials in 1957 on the school integration conflict in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Harry Ashmore is read about 5 times a day, in 5 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 15 July 2026

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1998Died20 January 19981982Lillian Smith Book AwardAward1958Pulitzer Prize for Editorial WritingAwardThe Hillman Prize for Newspaper JournalismAward1916Born28 July 1916

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Awards

Lillian Smith Book Award1982
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing1958
The Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism1958

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 1998 · aged 81