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Sidney Coe Howard (June 26, 1891 – August 23, 1939) was an American playwright, dramatist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1925 and a posthumous Academy Award in 1940 for the screenplay for Gone with the Wind .
Sidney Howard, American playwright who helped to bring psychological as well as theatrical realism to the American stage. His notable plays included They Knew What They Wanted (1924), The Silver Cord (1926), and Yellow Jack (1934; cowritten with Paul de Kruif). Learn more about Howard’s life and career.
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May 29, 2018 · Writer. Nationality: American. Born: Sidney Coe Howard in Oakland, California, 26 June 1891. Education: Attended the University of California, Berkeley, B.A. 1915; studied with George Pierce Baker at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1915–16. Family: Married 1) the actress Clare Jenness Eames, 1922 (divorced 1930); one daughter; 2 ...
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Dec 18, 2007 · Sidney Howard: From Berkeley to Broadway and Hollywood. By Phil McArdle, Special to the Planet. Tuesday December 18, 2007. Everyone who knew Sidney Howard (1891-1939) testified to his exuberant vitality. Barrett Clark said he had an “irrepressible youthfulness, a tremendous enthusiasm for life.”
Dec 18, 2021 · All The Drama: “They Knew What They Wanted” by Sidney Howard, 1925 Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama. All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Mar 10, 2024 · 'Gone With the Wind' Screenwriter Sidney Howard Earned the First Posthumous Oscar. This long history of posthumous Oscar nominations and wins extends all the way back to 1940, when an award was...
(1891–1939). A prolific U.S. playwright and screenwriter, Sidney Howard helped bring psychological as well as theatrical realism to the American stage. He won the Pulitzer prize in 1925 for They Knew What They Wanted. Sidney Coe Howard was born on June 26, 1891, in Oakland, Calif.
