Drury, Allen (1918-1998), was an American novelist and journalist. He was a reporter in Washington, D.C., for United Press International and The New York Times during the 1940's and 1950's. His inside knowledge of political life in the capital provided the background for his novels. Drury won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel Advise and Consent, a story of political intrigue centering on U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for a secretary of state.