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
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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