Edna
Ferber
Born:
08/15/1887
Kalamazoo
Died: 04/16/1968
Parents: Jacob Charles and Julia Ferber
Died: 04/16/1968
Parents: Jacob Charles and Julia Ferber
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A Kind of Magic - Autobiography: Sequel to "A Peculiar Treasure" |
Biography | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday | 1963 | |
| Ice Palace | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday | 1958 | |
| Giant | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday | 1952 | |
| One Basket: Thirty-One Short Stories | Fiction, Short Stories | Adult | New York: Simon and Schuster | 1947 | |
| Great Son | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday | 1945 | |
| SaratogaTrunk | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday | 1941 | |
|
A Peculiar Treasure - Autobiography |
Biography | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO | 1939 | |
| Nobody's in Town | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO | 1938 | |
| Come and Get It | Fiction | Adult | Garden City NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO | 1935 | |
| They Brought Their Women: A Book of Short Stories | Short Stories | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO | 1933 | |
|
Dinner at Eight: a play - Written with George Kaufman |
Fiction, Drama | Adult | New York: Grosset & Dunlap | 1932 | |
| American Beauty | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO | 1931 | |
| Cimarron | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO | 1930 | |
| Mother Knows Best: A Fiction Book | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO | 1927 | |
| Show Boat | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO | 1926 | |
| Old Man Minick, a Short Story | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & CO | 1924 | |
| So Big | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO | 1924 | |
| Gigolo | Short Stories | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & CO | 1922 | |
| The Girls | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & CO | 1921 | |
| Half Portions | Fiction, Short Stories | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & CO | 1920 | |
|
$1200 a Year - With Newman Levy |
Drama | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & CO | 1920 | |
| Cheerful, By Request | Fiction, Short Stories | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & CO | 1918 | |
| Fanny Herself | Fiction | Adult | New York: Grosset & Dunlap | 1917 | |
| Emma McChesney and Co. | Fiction | Adult | New York: Frederick A Stokes Company Publishers | 1915 | |
| Personality Plus: Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock | Fiction | Adult | New York: Grosset & Dunlap | 1914 | |
| Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney | Fiction | Adult | New York: Grosset & Dunlap | 1913 | |
| Buttered Side Down | Fiction | Adult | New York: Frederick A Stokes Company Publishers | 1912 | |
|
The Royal Family: a Comedy in Three Acts - Collaborated with George S. Kaufman in several plays |
Drama | Adult | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & CO |
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Chicago Literary Hall of Fame | 2013 |
| Michigan Women's Hall of Fame | 2009 |
| Pulitzer Prize for So Big | 1924 |
| Honory Doctor of Literature from Columbia University, New York and Adelphi College, Garden City, New York |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| American Books & Authors | |
| American Novelists of Today | |
| American Women Writers | |
| Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century | |
| Filmgoer's Companion | |
| Modern American Literature | |
| Oxford Companion to American Literature | |
| Something About the Author | |
| Twentieth Century Authors | |
| Who Was Who Among North American Authors | |
| Who Was Who in America | |
| Who Was Who in the Theatre |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan High School | Appleton, WI | 1902 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Reporter - Others in Milwaukee, Chicago |
Appleton Daily Crescent | 1902-1904 | |
| - Lived in New York after 1912 | |||
| War correspondentWorld War II | U. S. Air Force |
Other Resources:
Other Comments:
Many novels became musicals, movies
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