Edna Ferber (1885–1968)
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A propos de l'auteur
Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Aug. 15, 1885. She spent her early career as a reporter. In 1910, Everybody's Magazine published her short story, The Homely Heroine, set in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ferber's novel, Dawn O'Hara, the story of a newspaperwoman in Milwaukee, followed in 1911. afficher plus She gained national attention for her series of Emma McChesney stories, tales of a traveling underskirt saleswoman that were published in national magazines. A play based on the stories, Our Mrs. McChesney, was produced in 1915, starring Ethel Barrymore. With collaborator George S. Kaufman, Ferber wrote acclaimed plays Dinner at Eight and The Royal Family. Ferber won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925 for So Big, the story of a woman raising a child on a truck farm outside of Chicago. Her best known books include Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant and Ice Palace. Show Boat was made into a classic movie and Broadway musical; the film version of Cimarron, won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1931. Ferber wrote two autobiographies, A Peculiar Treasure published in 1939 and A Kind of Magic in 1963. She died of cancer on April 16, 1968. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Edna Ferber
The Complete James Dean Collection: East of Eden / Giant / Rebel Without a Cause (2011) — Writer — 18 exemplaires
Old Man Minick [short story] 2 exemplaires
The Collected Short Stories of Edna Ferber: Including Buttered Side Down, Cheerful By Request, Half Portions, and… (2022) 2 exemplaires
The Afternoon of a Faun 1 exemplaire
That's Marriage [short story] 1 exemplaire
Farmer in the Dell {short story} 1 exemplaire
Saratoga: An Original Cast Recording 1 exemplaire
The Land Is Bright 1 exemplaire
The classic collection of Edna Ferber. Pulitzer Prize 1925. Novels, Novellas and short stories. Illustrated: So Big,… (2023) 1 exemplaire
Saratoga (Playbill) [Vol 4 No 6] 1 exemplaire
The Royal Family: Acts 1 & 2 1 exemplaire
The Works: Edna Ferber 1 exemplaire
Ferber, Edna Archive 1 exemplaire
Show Boat, Volume 1 1 exemplaire
Show Boat, Volume 2 1 exemplaire
The Eldest: A Drama of American life 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
America and I: Short Stories by American Jewish Women Writers (1990) — Contributeur — 118 exemplaires
The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table (2007) — Contributeur — 87 exemplaires
May Your Days Be Merry and Bright: Christmas Stories by Women (1988) — Contributeur — 52 exemplaires
The Strange History of Suzanne LaFleshe and Other Stories of Women and Fatness (2003) — Contributeur — 27 exemplaires
The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (2007) — Contributeur — 25 exemplaires
The Best Short Stories of 1923 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1924) — Contributeur — 9 exemplaires
Contemporary Short Stories: Representative Selections, Volume 2 (1954) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Celebration: 60 Years of Good Reading from 60 Authors Chosen by the Literary Guild (1987) 2 exemplaires
Avon Modern Short Story Monthly No. 7 (14 Great stories by 14 Great Authors) (1943) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Omnibook Magazine (Overseas Edition for Armed Forces) July 1945 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- FERBER, Edna
- Date de naissance
- 1885-08-15
- Date de décès
- 1968-04-16
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Cause du décès
- cancer
- Lieux de résidence
- Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
New York, New York, USA - Études
- Lawrence University
- Professions
- reporter
playwright
novelist
short-story writer - Organisations
- Algonquin Round Table
- Prix et distinctions
- Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (2013)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (1930)
Membres
Discussions
June 2023: Edna Ferber à Monthly Author Reads (Novembre 2023)
Critiques
Giant par Edna Ferber
saw the movie; very good adaptation; stronger racial angle in book and questionable legality of Texas whites to steal land.
saw the movie (musical); lots of liberties with plotline; not the same story as book At All; book focused more on Parthy and Magnolia's life.
Ice Palace is a 1960 Technicolor historical drama adventure film directed by Vincent Sherman and adapted from a novel of 1958 written by Edna Ferber. The film stars Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Carolyn Jones and Martha Hyer. It dramatizes the debate over Alaska statehood.
I enjoyed this book. Took place in the prairie just outside of Chicago. A farming novel from the 1920’s. Reminded me of a Willa Cather novel with a strong female main character. The title was a bit wired. Didn’t have much to do with the general vibe of the book as it pertains to a childhood name for her son.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 62
- Aussi par
- 44
- Membres
- 4,375
- Popularité
- #5,733
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 117
- ISBN
- 517
- Langues
- 11
- Favoris
- 7
