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Sidney Coe Howard
1891–1939
A major voice in American drama, he brought psychological realism to the stage and later earned a posthumous Oscar for the screenplay of Gone with the Wind. His work helped bridge serious theater and Hollywood at a time when both were changing fast.
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"Lexington": A Pageant-Drama of the American Freedom
by Sidney Coe Howard
About the author
Born in Oakland, California, in 1891, Sidney Coe Howard became one of the most respected American playwrights of his generation. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, served in World War I, and went on to build a career writing plays and screenplays that were known for their emotional intelligence and realistic characters.
His best-known stage success was They Knew What They Wanted, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1925. He also wrote notable works including The Silver Cord and Yellow Jack, and he was widely recognized for helping bring a more modern, psychologically grounded style to American theater.
Howard also worked in film, and his screenplay for Gone with the Wind earned an Academy Award after his death in 1939. He died in Massachusetts at just 48, but his reputation endured through both his plays and his influence on American dramatic writing.