Writing
Edna Ferber
- Born
- Aug 15, 1885 · Aged 82
- Died
- Apr 16, 1968
- Place of birth
- Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
Biography
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…
