Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Although "The Flowering Peach" by Clifford Odets was the preferred choice of the Pulitzer Prize jury in 1955, and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was at first considered the weakest of the five shortlisted nominees, Joseph Pulitzer Jr., chairman of the Board, had seen "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and thought it worthy of the drama prize. The Board went along with him after considerable discussion.