Fannie Hurst
Novelist, Author
1889 – 1968
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Who was Fannie Hurst?
Fannie Hurst was an American novelist. Although her books are not well remembered today, during her lifetime some of her more famous novels were Stardust, Lummox, A President is Born, Back Street, and Imitation of Life. Hurst is now best known for the screen adaptations of her works, such as the 1934 film Imitation of Life and the 1959 remake, based on her novel, which examined race relations.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1889
Hamilton - Spouses
- Jacques S. Danielson
(1915 - 1952/03/03)
- Jacques S. Danielson
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Columbia University
- Lived in
- Ohio
- St. Louis
- Hamilton
- Missouri
- Died
- Feb 23, 1968
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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