Edna Ferber

Ferber was Born on August 15 1885 in Kalamazoo Michigan

Her parents were Jacob Ferber and Neumann Ferber.

(this was Edna ferber as a child)

Edna Ferber

Ferber was the middle child of three children

She had 2 sisters.

Edna Ferber

(this was the house that Edna Ferber grew up in.)

Edna Ferber

This is a picture of Ferber graduating

Edna Ferber

Her first job was as a newspaper writer for the Appleton daily crest.

Ferber always wanted to be actress, but became a writer.

Edna Ferber

This was Edna Ferber's first publicity photo.

Edna Ferber

Novelist and play writer Edna Ferber began her writing career as a reporter in her native Michigan

She was best known for her books and plays that became famous movies like showboat and stage door.

Edna Ferber

This is a picture of Edna

Ferber in the 1920's.

Edna Ferber

In 1924 her novel So Big brought her critical acclaim.

She won the Pulitzer prize for it and sold over 300,000 copies.

Edna Ferber (This was one of

her Most famous books

called So big.)

Edna Ferber

Ferber wrote 2 short story collections these book being named Being Better and sided down. The other collection was Fanny herself, The girls, and gigolo.

Ferber wrote all kinds of books like poems, short stories, autobiographies, biographies and many more.

Edna Ferber

Many of ferbers novels were made into plays.

The most poplar and successful being showboat.

Edna Ferber Edna loved working in

her garden and being outside.

Famous quotes by Edna Ferber

“Being and old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.”

“Whoever said love conquers all was a fool, Because almost everything conquers love or tries to.

Edna Ferber

Ferber was said to be “the greatest American woman novelist of her time.”

Fer wrote 2 autobiographies named “A perculiar treasure” and “A kind of magic.”

Edna Ferber

Edna Ferber was never married and didn't want to be either.

Edna never had any children.

Edna Ferber

Edna had a school named after her after she died.

She was diagnosed with lung cancer 4 years before her death.

Edna Ferber

This was Edna right before she passed away.

Edna Ferber

Ferber died at 82 years old because of lung cancer at her home in new york.

The new york times wrote her obituary.

Credits

www.csustan.edu

Www.apl.org/history/photos.html

www.biography.com/people/edna-ferber9293049

www.goodreads.com

Created By: Chloe Ward