Fannie Hurst
Age: 82 | From: Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1885-10-19 00:55:57
Death: 1968-02-23 00:55:57
Aliases: Fannie Hurst's Back Street
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Hamilton, Ohio, USA
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Movie Involvements: 29
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fannie Hurst (October 19, 1885 – February 23, 1968) was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works were highly popular during the post-World War I era. Her work combined sentimental, romantic themes with social issues of the day, such as women's rights and race relations. She was one of the most widely read female authors of the 20th century, and for a time in the 1920s she was one of the highest-paid American writers, along with Booth Tarkington. Hurst also actively supported a number of social causes, including feminism, African American equality, and New Deal programs. Although her novels, including Lummox (1923), Back Street (1931), and Imitation of Life (1933), lost popularity over time and were mostly out-of-print as of the 2000s, they were bestsellers when first published and were translated into many languages. She also published over 300 short stories during her lifetime. Hurst is known for the film adaptations of her works, including Imitation of Life (1934), starring Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, and Warren William; Imitation of Life (1959), starring Lana Turner; Humoresque (1946), starring Joan Crawford; and Young at Heart (1954), starring Frank Sinatra.
Most Famous Work
Imitation of Life
(1959) Novel
Imitation of Life
(1934) Novel
Humoresque
(1947) Story
Angelitos negros
(1948) Novel
Young at Heart
(1954) Story
Four Daughters
(1938) Writer
Five and Ten
(1931) Novel
Symphony of Six Million
(1932) StoryActing
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