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Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters."
Sinclair Lewis and Thompson during their honeymoon caravan trip in England, 1928. Thompson boarded a ship to London in June 1920 to become a foreign correspondent. Beginning by submitting articles to the International News Service (INS), she went to Ireland in August and was the last to interview the Sinn Féin Irish independence leader Terence MacSwiney.
It Can't Happen Here is a 1935 dystopian political novel by the American author Sinclair Lewis. [1] Set in a fictionalized version of the 1930s United States, it follows an American politician, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, who quickly rises to power to become the country's first outright dictator (in allusion to Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Nazi Germany), and Doremus Jessup, a newspaper editor ...
Arrowsmith is a novel by American author Sinclair Lewis, first published in 1925.It won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize (which Lewis declined). Lewis was greatly assisted in its preparation by science writer Paul de Kruif, [1] who received 25% of the royalties on sales, although Lewis was listed as the sole author.
The Man Who Knew Coolidge is a 1928 satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis. It features the return of several characters from Lewis' previous works, including George Babbitt and Elmer Gantry. Additionally, it sees a return to the familiar territory of Lewis' fictional American city of Zenith, in the state of Winnemac.
February 7 – Sinclair Lewis, American novelist (died 1951) [13] February 21 – Sacha Guitry, French dramatist and screenwriter (died 1957) [14] February 24 – Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish painter, playwright and novelist (died 1939) March 6 – Ring Lardner, American writer (died 1933)
The comedian's death was mourned by fans and members of the entertainment industry, including actor Robert De Niro, who memorialized Lewis as "a pioneer in comedy and film." "And he was a friend.
Ex-partner Sinclair Lewis was cleared of her murder Dec 2002 Elizabeth Valad Camden, London Unknown. Her body was dismembered Anthony Hardy (The Camden Ripper), was jailed for her murder in November 2003 Victim of The Camden Ripper: 25 Dec 2002 Bridgette MacClennan Camden, London Unknown. Her body was dismembered