Edna Ferber

Novelist

Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, MI on August 15th, 1887 and is the Novelist. At the age of 80, Edna Ferber biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
August 15, 1887
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Kalamazoo, MI
Death Date
Apr 16, 1968 (age 80)
Zodiac Sign
Leo
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Edna Ferber Life

About

So Big (1924)'s Pulitzer Prize-winning author, she is best known for her 1926 book Show Boat, which was turned into a hit Broadway show in 1927. Several of her other projects, including Cimarron (1929) and Giant (1952), were turned into award-winning motion pictures.

Before Fame

She briefly studied at Lawrence University before starting her writing career as a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal and The Appleton Daily Crescent. Dawn O'Hara was her first book published in 1911.

Trivia

Many of her books and stories depict characters from the American Midwest, which has seen significant cultural and technological shifts through the decades. She is best known for her strong female characters.

Family Life

She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to a family of Hungarian-Jewish descent. She never married or had children.

Associated With

Dinner at Eight and Stage Door were two of several plays written by Margaret S. Kaufman.