As per our current Database, Edna Ferber has been died on Apr 16, 1968 (age 80).
When Edna Ferber die, Edna Ferber was 80 years old.
| Popular As | Edna Ferber |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 15, 1887 (Kalamazoo, MI) |
| Birthday | August 15 |
| Town/City | Kalamazoo, MI |
| Nationality | MI |
Edna Ferber’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Edna Ferber was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
The Pulitzer prize-winning author of So Big (1924), she is best known for her 1926 work, Show Boat, which was adapted into a popular Broadway musical in 1927. Several of her other works, including Cimarron (1929) and Giant (1952) were adapted into award-winning motion pictures.
She briefly studied at Lawrence University before beginning her writing career as a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal and The Appleton Daily Crescent. She published her first novel, Dawn O'Hara, in 1911.
Many of her novels and stories feature characters in the American Midwest who witness vast cultural and technological changes through the generations. She is particularly known for creating strong female characters.
She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan to a family of Hungarian-Jewish descent. She never married or had children.
She collaborated with George S. Kaufman on the writing of several plays, including Dinner at Eight and Stage Door.
