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   Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright.

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3. www.bookseriesinorder.com › edna-ferberEdna Ferber - Book Series In Order

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   Edna Ferber was a widely popular American playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. She was particularly famous for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel called So Big. Other prominent novels of her career include Show Board, Cimarron, Giant, Ice Palace, etc.

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   Apr 12, 2024 · Edna Ferber (born August 15, 1885, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.—died April 16, 1968, New York, New York) was an American novelist and short-story writer who wrote with compassion and curiosity about Midwestern American life.

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6. www.goodreads.com › author › showEdna Ferber (Author of So Big) - Goodreads

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   Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were popular in her lifetime and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1929; made into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), and Giant (1952; made into the ...

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   • Death Date: April 16, 1968

   • Birth Date: August 15, 1885

7. jwa.org › encyclopedia › articleEdna Ferber | Jewish Women's Archive

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   Edna Ferber (1885–1968) was a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and playwright. This image is a portrait of Ferber taken after she won the state oratory contest and graduated from high school. In Brief.

8. www.literaryladiesguide.com › edna-ferberEdna Ferber, Author of Cinematic Classics | LiteraryLadiesGuide

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   Aug 17, 2022 · Learn about the life and works of Edna Ferber, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright who wrote bestsellers like So Big and Show Boat. Discover how she created vivid and realistic stories from her imagination and research, and how she overcame the challenges of writing.

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   How many books did Edna Ferber write?

   • A dedicated writer for more than fifty years, Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on August 15, 1885. She celebrated America even as she exposed its shortcomings. Her published work includes twelve novels, twelve collections of short stories, two autobiographies, and nine plays—most in collaboration with other playwrights.

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   Who is Edna Ferber?

   • Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright.

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   When did Edna Ferber die?

   • Until she died on April 16, 1968, in New York City, Edna Ferber’s idea of “the ultimate in exciting luxury” still mimicked the early experience of the parade-watching child on Main Street in Ottumwa. She loved to lie back among pillows in an air-conditioned train compartment, “watching the United States of America slide by.”

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   Where did Edna Ferber go to school?

   • At the age of 12, after living in Chicago, Illinois and Ottumwa, Iowa, Ferber and her family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, where she graduated from high school and briefly attended Lawrence University. Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright.

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10. www.encyclopedia.com › ferber-edna-1885-1968Ferber, Edna (1885–1968) | Encyclopedia.com

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    Pulitzer Prize-winning American author of Showboat, So Big, and Giant, whose novels examine American values and culture, especially their impact on women.