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Edna Ferber (1887–1968)

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew

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George S. Kaufman and her play, "Stage Door," at the Griffin Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 2011 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Production of a Play. See more trivia »

Born:

in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Died:

(age 80) in New York City, New York, USA
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1989 Dinner at Eight (TV movie) (play / as E. Ferber)
 
1989 Great Performances (TV series)
– Show Boat (1989) (novel)
 
1977 The Royal Family (TV movie) (play)
 
1960 Cimarron (novel)
 
1960 Ice Palace (novel)
 
1956 Giant (from the novel by)
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
– Dinner at Eight (1955) (play)
 
1954-1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
– Stage Door (1955) (play)
– The Royal Family (1954) (play)
 
1953 So Big (novel)
 
1952 Theatre Royal (TV movie) (play "The Royal Family")
 
1951 Show Boat (from the novel by)
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– (a) The Pen, (b) You're Not the Type, (c) The Weak Spot (1951)
– The Royal Family (1951) (play)
 
1951 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– Dinner at Eight (1951) (play)
 
1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
– The Royal Family (1950) (play)
 
1948 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Dinner at Eight (1948) (writer)
 
1945 Saratoga Trunk (novel)
 
1939 No Place to Go (play "Minick" / short story "Old Man Minick" - uncredited)
 
1939 The Royal Family of Broadway (TV movie) (play)
 
1937 Stage Door (from the play by)
 
1936 Come and Get It (novel)
 
1936 Show Boat (novel)
 
1934 Glamour (story)
 
1933 Dinner at Eight (stage play)
 
1932 So Big! (novel "So Big")
 
1932 The Expert (play "Minick" / story "Old Man Minick" - uncredited)
 
1931 Cimarron (novel)
 
1930 The Royal Family of Broadway (play "The Royal Family")
 
1929 Hard to Get (story "Classified")
 
1929 Show Boat (by)
 
1928 The Home Girl (short) (story)
 
1928 Mother Knows Best (story)
 
1926 Gigolo (novel)
 
1925 Classified (novel)
 
1925 Welcome Home (play "Minick" / story "Old Man Minick")
 
1924 So Big (novel)
 
1921 No Woman Knows (novel "Fanny Herself")
 
1919 A Gay Old Dog (story)
 
1918 Our Mrs. McChesney (play)
 
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1936 Come and Get It (consultant - uncredited)
 
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1987 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1927) Stage: "Show Boat", produced on Broadway, based on her novel. Musical drama. Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics for "Bill" by P.G. Wodehouse. Music and lyrics for "Goodbye, My Lady Love" by Joseph E. Howard. Music and lyrics for "After... See more »

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4 Print Biographies  | See more »

Alternate Names:

E. Ferber
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Personal Quote:

[from her autobiography "A Peculiar Treasure", describing her reaction to "Ol' Man River" from "Show Boat", based on her best-selling novel] The music mounted, mounted, and I give you my word my hair stood on end, the tears came to my eyes, I breathed like a heroine in a melodrama . . . This was great music. This was music that would outlast your day and my day. See more »

Trivia:

George S. Kaufman and her play, "Stage Door," at the Griffin Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for the 2011 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Production of a Play. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo