Ferber, Edna (1885 – 1968)
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Description:American novelist, short story writer and playwright. ANS – Autograph Note Signed: A twelve – line handwritten note to a physician – acquaintance, taken from a biography. Reads: “Dear (and I mean dear) Dr. Schullinger, this seems to be a somewhat tattered copy. But I want you to have it because it may give you some of the low – down on that gallant lady, Mrs. Julia Ferber. With deeper feeling than one should display on a fly – leaf. Edna Ferber, July 1949″.” Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize – winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1929; made into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), and Giant (1952; made into the 1956 Hollywood movie).