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Booth Tarkington Biography

Birth Name:Newton Booth Tarkington

Birth Place:Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Profession Writer

Fast Facts

Received an honorary doctorate degree from Columbia University
In 1921, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "Alice Adams․"
Received a Pulitzer Prize in 1918 for his novel "The Magnificent Ambersons․"
Attended Purdue University and Princeton University
Was the nephew of former California governor Newton Booth
Served one term in the Indiana State House of Representatives
While studying at Princeton, he was a classmate of future President Woodrow Wilson