Daniel N. Boorstin ... "The Americans: The Democratic Experience"
International Reporting
Hedrick Smith ... "New York Times"
National Reporting
James R. Polk ... "Washington (DC) Star-News" & Jack White ... "Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin"
Public Service
"Newsday" (Garden City, NY)
Chemistry
FLORY, PAUL J., U.S.A., Stanford University, Stanford, CA, b. 1910, d. 1985:
"for his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the
physical chemistry of the macromolecules"
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Literature
The prize was divided equally between:
JOHNSON, EYVIND, Sweden, b. 1900, d. 1976:
"for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of
freedom"; and
MARTINSON, HARRY, Sweden, b. 1904, d. 1978:
"for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos"
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Peace
The prize was divided equally between:
MACBRIDE, SEAN, Ireland, b. 1904, d. 1990: President of the International Peace Bureau, Geneva, and the Commission of Namibia, United Nations, New York.
SATO, EISAKU, Japan, b. 1901, d. 1975: Prime Minister of Japan.
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Physiology or Medicine
The prize was awarded jointly to:
CLAUDE, ALBERT, Belgium, Universit* Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, b. 1899,
d. 1983;
DE DUVE, CHRISTIAN, Belgium, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, b.
1917; and
PALADE, GEORGE E., U.S.A., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven,
CT, b. 1912 (in Iasi, Romania):
"for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization
of the cell"
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Physics
The prize was awarded jointly to:
RYLE, Sir MARTIN, Great Britain, Cambridge University, Cambridge, b. 1918,
d. 1984; and
HEWISH, ANTONY, Great Britain, Cambridge University, Cambridge, b. 1924:
"for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his
observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture synthesis
technique, and Hewish for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars"
Grammy Awards
Record of the Year
"I Honestly Love You" ... Olivia Newton-John
Song of the Year
"The Way We Were" ... Marilyn & Alan Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch
Album of the Year
"Fulfillingness' First Finale" ... Stevie Wonder
Male Vocalist
Stevie Wonder ... "Fulfillingness' First Finale"
Female Vocalist
Olivia Newton-John ... "I Honestly Love You"
Academy Awards
Best Picture
"The Godfather Part II"
Best Director
Francis Ford Coppola ... "The Godfather Part II"
Best Actor
Art Carney ... "Harry and Tonto"
Best Actress
Ellen Burstyn ... "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
Grammy Awards