Service for their efforts in fighting corruption. The citation acknowledged Mellett's own personal sacrifice. However, after Mellett's death, the newspaper returned to decline, and only months after winning the Pulitzer Prize, was bought out by The Repository. A teleplay about him, titled "The Canton Story", was made in 1950. It appeared on October 13, 1950 in Pulitzer Prize Playhouse. The Don Mellett Memorial Lecture in Journalism is named in his honor, as is New York University's Don R. Mellett Prize. Mellett was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in 1969. In 1976, the Mellett Historic Site in Journalism was created in Canton. Numerous books have also been written about his life, and an auditorium at Indiana University, his alma mater, was named after him. In addition, Mellett Mall (now Canton Centre) in Canton was formerly named for him. References Further reading External links Don R. Mellett: A Canton Legend (list of articles about Mellet's death) 1891 births 1926 deaths American male journalists Assassinated American journalists Deaths by firearm in Ohio Indiana University Bloomington alumni People murdered in Ohio Writers from Canton, Ohio People from Elwood, Indiana Writers from Indianapolis Journalists from Ohio 20th-century American journalists Shortridge High School alumni