Edna Ferber
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- Ferber, Edna
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Date of birth
- 1885-08-15
- Place of birth
- Kalamazoo
- Date of death
- 1968-04-16
- Place of death
- New York
Wikipedia
Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story "Old Man Minick", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go.
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American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Last modified: 2024-07-26 (revision #193269)
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga | Hardcover | ? | 1960 |
| So Big | eBook | ? | 2022-01-05 |
| Buttered Side Down | eBook | ? | 1995-11-01 |
| Fanny Herself | eBook | ? | 2008-07-03 |
Relationships
- Edna Ferber wrote What She Wore
- Edna Ferber wrote So Big
- Edna Ferber wrote Saratoga Trunk
- Edna Ferber wrote Die Mädchen
- Edna Ferber wrote Sun Dried
- Edna Ferber wrote The Leading Lady
- Edna Ferber wrote Maymeys From Cuba
- Edna Ferber wrote The Girls
- Edna Ferber wrote Fanny Herself
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- Last Modified
- 2024-07-26