Booth Tarkington
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