Pulitzer, Joseph, 1885-1955

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1885-03-21
Death 1955-03-30
Birth 1885
Birth 1885
Death 1955
Gender:
Male
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Pulitzer, Joseph, Jr. or Pulitzer, Joseph, II (21 March 1885–30 March 1955), editor and publisher, was born in New York City, the son of Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and editor-publisher-owner of the New York World, and Kate Davis. Pulitzer took the reigns of the Post-Dispatch in 1911 and ran it for the next 43 years. Under his oversight, the paper and its staffers acquired 11 Pulitzer Prizes. A perfectionist, he personally supervised every department of the paper, but his heart was in the editorial page. The Post was also a huge financial success. He eliminated competition from the Star-Times by purchasing the paper. When he turned 60, Pulitzer threw a huge party and invited all the paper’s employees - 1,152 people - and about 100 former employees.

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Subjects:

  • American newspapers
  • Deceptive advertising
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • International relations
  • Journalism
  • Judges
  • Pulitzer Prizes
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Newspaper editors
  • Publisher

Places:

  • NY, US
  • MO, US
  • Saint Louis (Mo.) (as recorded)
  • Missouri (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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