H. L. Davis

Harold Lenoir Davis
BornOctober 18, 1894
Douglas County, Oregon, U.S.
DiedOctober 31, 1960(1960-10-31) (aged 66)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Notable worksHoney in the Horn
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize
Guggenheim Fellowship

Harold Lenoir Davis (October 18, 1894 – October 31, 1960), also known as H. L. Davis, was an American novelist and poet. A native of Oregon, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Honey in the Horn, the only Pulitzer Prize for Literature given to a native Oregonian.[1][2] Later living in California and Texas, he also wrote short stories for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post.

  1. ^ Oregonian, Special to The (2015-07-07). "Who's the only Oregonian to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature?". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  2. ^ Phyllis McGinley, born in Ontario, Oregon, won the Pulitzer for Poetry in 1961.

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