Sinclair Lewis
Writer
February 6, 1885 — January 10, 1951 (65 years)
Harry Sinclair Lewis 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." Lewis wrote six popular novels: Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935).
Several of his notable works were critical of American capitalism and materialism during the interwar period. Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."
Several of his notable works were critical of American capitalism and materialism during the interwar period. Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."
Filmography
| 1968 | Shadow on the Land · as Novel |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry · as Novel |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month · as Novel |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase · as Novel |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents · as Novel |
| 1947 | Cass Timberlane · as Novel |
| 1940 | Untamed · as Novel |
| 1936 | Dodsworth · as NovelOn Plex |
| 1936 | |
| 1934 | Babbitt · as Novel |
| 1933 | Ann Vickers · as Novel |
| 1931 | Arrowsmith · as NovelOn Plex |
| 1931 | |
| 1926 | Mantrap · as Novel |
| 1988 |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau · as Original IdeaOn Plex |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater · as Story |
| 1954 | Disneyland · as Original Story |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater · as Story |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater · as Story |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Story |
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse · as Play |
| 1948 | Love of a Clown - Pagliacci · as Foreword |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre · as Story |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse · as Story |
| 1947 | Fun and Fancy Free · as Original Story |
| 1947 | Bongo · as Story |
| 1944 | This Is the Life · as Theatre Play |