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Fannie Hurst(1889-1968)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Editor
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Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst was born on 18 October 1889 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA. She was a writer and editor, known for Humoresque (1946), Back Pay (1930) and Four Daughters (1938). She was married to Jacques S. Danielson. She died on 23 February 1968 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 18, 1889
DiedFebruary 23, 1968(78)
BornOctober 18, 1889
DiedFebruary 23, 1968(78)
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Known for

Humoresque (1946)
Humoresque
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1946
Corinne Griffith and Grant Withers in Back Pay (1930)
Back Pay
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1930
John Garfield, Lola Lane, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, and Gale Page in Four Daughters (1938)
Four Daughters
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1938
The Day She Paid (1919)
The Day She Paid
  • Writer
  • 1919

Credits

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Writer

  • Anneler ve Kizlari (1971)
    Anneler ve Kizlari
    6.3
    • novel "Imitation of Life"
    • 1971
  • Aghla min hayati (1965)
    Aghla min hayati
    6.7
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Seven Kadin Unutmaz (1965)
    Seven Kadin Unutmaz
    5.4
    • novel "Back Street" (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • John Gavin, Susan Hayward, and Vera Miles in Back Street (1961)
    Back Street
    6.6
    • novel
    • 1961
  • Imitação da Vida
    TV Series
    • novel "Imitation of Life"
    • 1960
  • Imitation of Life (1959)
    Imitation of Life
    7.8
    • novel: Imitation of Life - 1933
    • 1959
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1956
  • Doris Day and Frank Sinatra in Young at Heart (1954)
    Young at Heart
    6.7
    • story
    • 1954
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1953)
    Kraft Television Theatre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954
  • Pedro Infante and Ana María Villaseñor in Angelitos negros (1948)
    Angelitos negros
    7.3
    • novel "Imitation of Life"
    • 1948
  • Humoresque (1946)
    Humoresque
    7.3
    • based on a story by
    • 1946
  • Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan in Back Street (1941)
    Back Street
    6.7
    • novel
    • 1941
  • Eddie Albert, Claude Rains, Lola Lane, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, and Gale Page in Four Mothers (1941)
    Four Mothers
    6.2
    • suggested by the book "Sister Act" by
    • 1941
  • Lola Lane, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, and Gale Page in Four Wives (1939)
    Four Wives
    6.4
    • suggested by the book "Sister Act"
    • 1939
  • John Garfield, Lola Lane, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, and Gale Page in Four Daughters (1938)
    Four Daughters
    6.9
    • from the Cosmopolitan Magazine story by
    • 1938

Additional Crew

  • Skeleton on Horseback (1937)
    Skeleton on Horseback
    7.5
    • subtitler (US version)
    • 1937
  • Harry Baur and Julien Duvivier in The Golem: The Legend of Prague (1936)
    The Golem: The Legend of Prague
    6.2
    • subtitler: USA (uncredited)
    • 1936

Editor

  • Skeleton on Horseback (1937)
    Skeleton on Horseback
    7.5
    • Editor
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 18, 1889
    • Hamilton, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • February 23, 1968
    • New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Jacques S. Danielson1915 - March 3, 1952 (his death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Imitation of Life" (filmed as Imitation of Life (1934), Imitation of Life (1959), Imitação da Vida (1960), Angelitos negros (1948), Anneler ve Kizlari (1971),
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    • 9 Articles

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