A week after Beyond the Horizon opened, James O'Neill suffered a stroke. Before he died in August 1920, he shared with his son Eugene the bitterness he felt over his lost potential as an actor.

Eugene O'Neill dominated the early years of the award, winning three of the first 10 given. The Honored Plays When he won his first Pulitzer, in 1920 for Beyond the Horizon, O'Neill was not ...