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Betty MacDonald(1908-1958)

  • Writer
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Betty MacDonald
Betty MacDonald was born on 26 March 1908 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. She was a writer, known for The Egg and I (1951), The Egg and I (1947) and Robert Montgomery Presents (1950). She was married to Donald C. Macdonald and Robert E. Heskett. She died on 7 February 1958 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
BornMarch 26, 1908
DiedFebruary 7, 1958(49)
BornMarch 26, 1908
DiedFebruary 7, 1958(49)
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Known for

Nancy Carroll, Bob Craven, and Pat Kirkland in The Egg and I (1951)
The Egg and I
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Claudette Colbert, Percy Kilbride, Fred MacMurray, and Marjorie Main in The Egg and I (1947)
The Egg and I
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1947
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
Robert Montgomery Presents
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Marjorie Main, and Meg Randall in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
Ma and Pa Kettle
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1949

Credits

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Writer

  • Lego Ma and Pa Kettle
    Short
    • characters
    • 2010
  • Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1994)
    Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
    6.8
    TV Series
    • based on the books by
    • books
    • 1994
  • Parker Fennelly, Marjorie Main, John Smith, and Gloria Talbott in The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957)
    The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
    6.2
    • characters (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.9
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1950–1956
  • Arthur Hunnicutt, Marjorie Main, and Una Merkel in The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
    The Kettles in the Ozarks
    6.4
    • characters (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, Lori Nelson, and Byron Palmer in Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
    Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
    6.4
    • based on characters created by (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Brett Halsey, Alice Kelley, Percy Kilbride, and Marjorie Main in Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
    Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
    6.8
    • characters (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, and Bodil Miller in Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
    Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
    6.6
    • characters (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Nancy Carroll, Bob Craven, and Pat Kirkland in The Egg and I (1951)
    The Egg and I
    7.0
    TV Series
    • created by
    • novel
    • 1951–1952
  • James Best, Oliver Blake, Zachary Charles, Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, Lori Nelson, and Emory Parnell in Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
    Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
    6.7
    • characters (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
    Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
    6.8
    • characters (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Percy Kilbride and Marjorie Main in Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
    6.7
    • characters (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Marjorie Main, and Meg Randall in Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
    Ma and Pa Kettle
    6.7
    • characters
    • 1949
  • Claudette Colbert, Percy Kilbride, Fred MacMurray, and Marjorie Main in The Egg and I (1947)
    The Egg and I
    6.9
    • novel
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 26, 1908
    • Boulder, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • February 7, 1958
    • Seattle, Washington, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Donald C. Macdonald1942 - February 7, 1958 (her death)
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Betty MacDonald was the author of the several children's stories: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1947), Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (1949), Nancy and Plum (1952), Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm (1954), Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1957), and the posthumous collection Happy Birthday, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (2007).

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