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Overview

Date of Birth:
15 August 1887, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA more
Date of Death:
16 April 1968, New York City, New York, USA more
Trivia:
She made her acting debut in Orson Welles' 1939 non-musical, Mercury... more
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Stage Door: The Royal Family, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Memphis
 (From Huffington Post. 30 October 2009, 9:22 AM, PDT)
Bww TV: Broadway Beat's Sneak Peek of The Royal Family - Opening Night
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 12 October 2009, 9:52 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
E. Ferber

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. Dinner at Eight (1989) (TV) (play) (as E. Ferber)
  2. "Great Performances" (1 episode, 1989)
        - Show Boat (1989) TV episode (novel)

  3. The Royal Family (1977) (TV) (play)

  4. Cimarron (1960) (novel)
    ... aka Edna Ferber's Cimarron (USA: complete title)
  5. Ice Palace (1960) (novel)

  6. Giant (1956) (novel)
  7. "Front Row Center" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Dinner at Eight (1955) TV episode (play)
  8. "The Best of Broadway" (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
        - Stage Door (1955) TV episode (play)
        - The Royal Family (1954) TV episode (play)
  9. So Big (1953) (novel)
  10. Show Boat (1951) (novel "Show Boat")
  11. "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
        - The Royal Family (1951) TV episode (play)
  12. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Dinner at Eight (1951) TV episode (play)
  13. "The Stage Door" (8 episodes, 1950)
        - Episode #1.8 (1950) TV episode (play)
        - Episode #1.7 (1950) TV episode (play)
        - Episode #1.6 (1950) TV episode (play)
        - Episode #1.5 (1950) TV episode (play)
        - Episode #1.4 (1950) TV episode (play)
          (3 more)
  14. "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1 episode, 1950)
        - The Royal Family (1950) TV episode (play)

  15. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1948)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Dinner at Eight (1948) TV episode (writer)
  16. Saratoga Trunk (1945) (novel)

  17. No Place to Go (1939) (play "Minick") (short story "Old Man Minick") (uncredited)
  18. The Royal Family of Broadway (1939) (TV) (play)
  19. Stage Door (1937) (play)
  20. Come and Get It (1936) (novel)
    ... aka Roaring Timber (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Roaring Timbers (USA: reissue title)
  21. Show Boat (1936) (novel)
    ... aka Edna Ferber's Show Boat (USA: complete title)
  22. Glamour (1934) (story)
  23. Dinner at Eight (1933) (play)
  24. So Big! (1932) (novel "So Big")
  25. The Expert (1932) (play "Minick") (story "Old Man Minick") (uncredited)
  26. Cimarron (1931) (by)
  27. The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) (play "The Royal Family")
    ... aka Theatre Royal

  28. Hard to Get (1929) (story "Classified")
    ... aka Classified (USA: alternative title)
  29. Show Boat (1929) (novel)
  30. The Home Girl (1928) (story)
  31. Mother Knows Best (1928) (story)
  32. Gigolo (1926) (novel)
  33. Classified (1925) (novel)
  34. Welcome Home (1925) (play "Minick") (story "Old Man Minick")
  35. So Big (1924) (novel)
  36. No Woman Knows (1921) (novel "Fanny Herself")

  37. A Gay Old Dog (1919) (story)
  38. Our Mrs. McChesney (1918) (play)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Come and Get It (1936) (consultant) (uncredited)
    ... aka Roaring Timber (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Roaring Timbers (USA: reissue title)
Archive Footage:
  1. The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987) .... Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1927) Stage: Wrote (with George S. Kaufman) "The Royal Family", produced on Broadway. Directed by David Burton. Selwyn Theatre: 28 Dec 1927-Oct 1928 (345 performances). Cast included: Otto Kruger. Produced by Jed Harris. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Portrayals | 3 Print Biographies more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Musical more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Based On Play | Beautiful Woman | Mother Son Relationship more

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