Ernest Poole
American journalist and novelist (1880–1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Jamaican cricketer, see Ernest Poole (cricketer).
Ernest Cook Poole (January 23, 1880 – January 10, 1950) was an American journalist, novelist, and playwright. Poole is best remembered for his sympathetic first-hand reportage of revolutionary Russia during and immediately after the Revolution of 1905 and Revolution of 1917 and as a popular writer of proletarian-tinged fiction during the era of World War I and the 1920s.
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Born | Ernest Cook Poole (1880-01-23)January 23, 1880 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | January 10, 1950(1950-01-10) (aged 69) New York City |
Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Notable works | The Harbor (1915) His Family (1917) |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1918) |
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Poole was the winner of the first Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, awarded in 1918 for his book, His Family.