Edna Ferber
1885 - 1968
General Information
Bio
(1885-1968) Writer, author, novelist. Among Edna Ferber’s best-known novels are “So Big” (1924; Pulitzer Prize), “Show Boat” (1926; musical version 1927), “Cimarron” (1929), “Saratoga Trunk” (1941), “Giant” (1952), and “Ice Palace” (1958). Ms. Ferber also collaborated with George S. Kaufman on such plays as “The Royal Family” (1927), “Dinner at Eight” (1932), and “Stage Door” (1936). Ms. Ferber was a member of the Algonquin Hotel’s Round Table and lived at the Hotel des Artistes.
Full Name
Edna Ferber
Locations
Saratoga
Author's Timeline
1885
BIRTH
Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on August 15, 1885.
1920
OTHER
Ms. Ferber was a member of the Algonquin Hotel's Round Table and lived at the Hotel des Artistes in Manhattan, New York, in the 1920s.
1924
LITWORK
So Big
Grosset & Dunlap
Ms. Ferber was a Pulitzer Prize winner for her novel, "So Big."
Grosset & Dunlap
Ms. Ferber was a Pulitzer Prize winner for her novel, "So Big."
1924
LITWORK
Minick
Samuel French
Ms. Ferber collaborated with George S. Kaufman on the play, "Minick."
Samuel French
Ms. Ferber collaborated with George S. Kaufman on the play, "Minick."
1926
LITWORK
Show Boat
Doubleday & Company
Ms. Ferber wrote the novel, "Show Boat."
Doubleday & Company
Ms. Ferber wrote the novel, "Show Boat."
1927
LITWORK
The Royal Family
Garden City: Doubleday
Ms. Ferber wrote the play, "The Royal Family," in collaboration with George S. Kaufman.
Garden City: Doubleday
Ms. Ferber wrote the play, "The Royal Family," in collaboration with George S. Kaufman.
1929
LITWORK
Cimarron
Grosset & Dunlap
Novel.
Grosset & Dunlap
Novel.
1932
LITWORK
Dinner At Eight
Play written with with George S. Kaufman.
Play written with with George S. Kaufman.
1936
LITWORK
Stage Door
Play written with George S. Kaufman.
Play written with George S. Kaufman.
1941
LITWORK
Saratoga Trunk
Doubleday
0385049021 / 978-0385049023
Novel. Ferber stayed at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs in 1937 and set much of her novel there.
Doubleday
0385049021 / 978-0385049023
Novel. Ferber stayed at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs in 1937 and set much of her novel there.
1952
LITWORK
Giant
Garden City: Doubleday
Novel.
Garden City: Doubleday
Novel.
1958
LITWORK
Ice Palace
Doubleday
0385047991 / 978-0385047999
Novel.
Doubleday
0385047991 / 978-0385047999
Novel.
1968
DEATH
Edna Ferber died in New York City on April 16, 1968.
1968
INTERMENT
Edna Ferber's remains were cremated.
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