Nelson Algren (March 28 1909-1981) - Algren, formerly Nelson Ahlgren Abraham, is a 1928 graduate of Hibbard High School and winner of the 1950 National Book Award for his novel The Man with the Golden Arm. Algren wrote extensively about Chicago's underclass, most notably in Never Come Morning, Chicago, City on the Make. The Chicago Tribune awards an annual prize for short fiction in Algren's name each year.