Pulitzer Prize Recipient. Charles E. Davis Jr. was for many years a byline writer for the "Los Angeles Times" and "Los Angeles Examiner." He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism twice. While a member of the staff of the "New York Journal-American," he wrote a story about the pioneer use of penicillin, based on information he and a team of reporters obtained, and his article received a 1944 Pulitzer Prize. Davis was one of the members of the "Times'" metropolitan staff which was awarded a 1966 Pulitzer Prize for the coverage of the 1965 Watts Race Riots, resulting in 34 deaths and at least $40 million of damages to the community. He worked on newspapers in Albany, New York City, Miami, Milwaukee, Baltimore and Washington before joining the "Los Angeles Examiner" in 1953. When that paper ceased publication in 1962, he became a Times staff writer. According to his obituary, he retired at age 50 after a serious heart surgery with the complication of a stroke. His wife Jean was also a newspaper reporter and the couple had three sons and two daughters.
Pulitzer Prize Recipient. Charles E. Davis Jr. was for many years a byline writer for the "Los Angeles Times" and "Los Angeles Examiner." He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism twice. While a member of the staff of the "New York Journal-American," he wrote a story about the pioneer use of penicillin, based on information he and a team of reporters obtained, and his article received a 1944 Pulitzer Prize. Davis was one of the members of the "Times'" metropolitan staff which was awarded a 1966 Pulitzer Prize for the coverage of the 1965 Watts Race Riots, resulting in 34 deaths and at least $40 million of damages to the community. He worked on newspapers in Albany, New York City, Miami, Milwaukee, Baltimore and Washington before joining the "Los Angeles Examiner" in 1953. When that paper ceased publication in 1962, he became a Times staff writer. According to his obituary, he retired at age 50 after a serious heart surgery with the complication of a stroke. His wife Jean was also a newspaper reporter and the couple had three sons and two daughters.
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