Together, Lawrence and Lee wrote an amazing amount of work. Many of their plays — Inherit the Wind (1955), Auntie Mame (1956) and Mame (1966) (the musical onstage version of Auntie Mame), The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail (1970), and First Monday in October, (1975) — have been hailed as contemporary classics and been translated and performed in over thirty languages. Their work has received much critical acclaim and been honored with numerous awards, including the following:
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Two George Foster Peabody awards for distinguished achievement in broadcasting (1949 and 1952)
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The Donaldson Award for best new play (1955) for Inherit the Wind
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The Variety Critics Poll award, both in New York (1955) and London (1960), for Inherit the Wind
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The Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Theatre Association (1979)
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The Writers Guild of America Valentine Davies Award (1984) for contributions to the entertainment industry that have brought honor and dignity to all writers
In 1990, Lawrence and Lee were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame and received membership in the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.
