Edna Ferber

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Edna Ferber

Writing August 15, 1885

Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat…

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Giant

Giant

7.6 1956 Movie
Cimarron

Cimarron

5.5 1931 Movie
Stage Door

Stage Door

7.1 1937 Movie
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

6.8 1933 Movie
Cimarron

Cimarron

6.2 1960 Movie
Show Boat

Show Boat

6.2 1951 Movie
Show Boat

Show Boat

6.7 1936 Movie
Come and Get It

Come and Get It

6.8 1936 Movie
Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

6.1 1945 Movie
So Big!

So Big!

5.8 1932 Movie
The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

6.5 1987 Movie
Ice Palace

Ice Palace

6.3 1960 Movie

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Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story "Old Man Minick", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go. From Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1989
    Dinner at Eight

    Movie Theatre Play

  2. 1989
    Show Boat

    Movie Writer

  3. 1987
    The Ten-Year Lunch

    Movie Herself (archive footage)

  4. 1977
    The Royal Family

    Movie Writer

  5. 1960
    Cimarron

    Movie Novel

  6. 1960
    Ice Palace

    Movie Novel

  7. 1956
    Giant

    Movie Novel

  8. 1953
    So Big

    Movie Author

  9. 1951
    Show Boat

    Movie Novel

  10. 1945
    Saratoga Trunk

    Movie Novel

  11. 1939
    No Place to Go

    Movie Theatre Play

  12. 1937
    Stage Door

    Movie Theatre Play

  13. 1936
    Come and Get It

    Movie Novel

  14. 1936
    Show Boat

    Movie Novel

  15. 1934
    Glamour

    Movie Writer

  16. 1933
    Dinner at Eight

    Movie Theatre Play

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  1. 1932
    So Big!

    Movie Novel

  2. 1932
    The Expert

    Movie Theatre Play

  3. 1931
    Cimarron

    Movie Novel

  4. 1930
    The Royal Family of Broadway

    Movie Author

  5. 1929
    Hard to Get

    Movie Original Story

  6. 1929
    Show Boat

    Movie Writer

  7. 1928
    The Home Girl

    Movie Story

  8. 1928
    Mother Knows Best

    Movie Writer

  9. 1926
    Gigolo

    Movie Novel

  10. 1925
    Welcome Home

    Movie Theatre Play

  11. 1924
    So Big

    Movie Novel

  12. 1921
    No Woman Knows

    Movie Novel

  13. 1919
    A Gay Old Dog

    Movie Story

  14. 1918
    Our Mrs. McChesney

    Movie Theatre Play