biography
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| female
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| lived:
| (1887–1968)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. A midwestern reporter, she moved to New York City in 1912. She is remembered for her popular fiction featuring strong heroines, as in So Big (1924, Pulitzer) and Giant (1952). Show Boat (1926) was transformed into a classic musical, and other works include several witty stage comedies written in collaboration with George S Kaufman, including Dinner at Eight (1932) and Stage Door (1936). |
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