The Mark Hellinger Awards 1990-Present

Mark Hellinger:

Mark Hellinger was born March 21, 1903 in New York City, New York. In 1923, Hellinger moved to the city desk of the New York Daily News. In July 1925, he was assigned About Town, a Sunday column his editors intended him to fill with news and gossip about Broadway theater. Instead, he filled the space with short stories in the style of O. Henry. When his columns drew a considerable amount of fan mail, he was permitted to continue in this vein. Three years later he graduated to a daily feature called Behind the News.

In November 1929, Hellinger moved to the New York Daily Minor. While continuing to write daily and Sunday columns, he contributed sketches, wrote plays, published magazine articles, produced two collections of short stories, Moon Over Broadway (1931) and The Ten Million (1934), and co-wrote the screenplay for Broadway Bill. By 1937, Hellinger was a syndicated columnist featured in 174 newspapers.The Hellinger Award annually acknowledges the accomplishments of St. Bonaventure University's most promising young journalism student. It was established in 1960 by columnist Jim Bishop in memory of his mentor.Bishop also wrote a biography of Hellinger entitled The Mark Hellinger Story: A Biography of Broadway and Hollywood.

The Mark Hellinger Awards are now a staple in the St. bonaventure Community, and occur on an annual bases.

Mark Hellinger Award Recipient

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