Newton Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and playwright notable for his Penrod book series and his Pulitzer Prize winning novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. Along with William Faulkner and John Updike, Mr Tarkington is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1914/00/00 | "Penrod" by Booth Tarkington is published by Doubleday, Page. | Author | Penrod (short story collection) | Beginnings of Bad Boy Literature | |||
| 1921/06/00 | "Alice Adams" by Booth Tarkington is published by Doubleday, Page and Co. | Author | Alice Adams (book) | ||||
| 1923/00/00 | Built in 1911 for the Hare family, the Tudor and Craftsman style residence at 4270 N Meridian is home to Booth Tarkington from 1923 until his death in 1946. | Home | North Meridian Street Historic District | Indianapolis | |||
| 1923/03/00 | Spring 1923, the Players stage Booth Tarkington's "Clarence". The title role is played by US tennis champ William T Tilden II. Known as the John Barrymore of the courts for his histrionics during matches, his performance at the Players is well received. | Playwright | Concord Armory | Concord, MA | |||
| 1929/00/00 | "Arundel" by Kenneth Roberts is published. Featuring characters from the town of Arundel, Maine. Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution. | Editor | Arundel (book) | ||||
| 1937/00/00 | "Northwest Passage", highlighting the French and Indian War and the Carver expedition, is published. | Editor | Northwest Passage (book) | ||||
| 1942/07/10 | "The Magnificent Ambersons" is released. | Novelist | The Magnificent Ambersons |
3 Creative Works by Booth Tarkington »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| Penrod (short story collection) | Author | Short Story Collection | 1914/00/00 | |
| Alice Adams (book) | Author | Novel | 1921/06/00 |
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| The Magnificent Ambersons | Novelist | Film | 1942/07/10 |
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