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Olive Higgins Prouty(1882-1974)

  • Writer
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Olive Higgins Prouty was born on 10 January 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Olive Higgins was a writer, known for Now, Voyager (1942), Stella Dallas (1925) and Stella Dallas (1937). Olive Higgins was married to Lewis I. Prouty. Olive Higgins died on 24 March 1974 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.
BornJanuary 10, 1882
DiedMarch 24, 1974(92)
BornJanuary 10, 1882
DiedMarch 24, 1974(92)
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Known for

Bette Davis and Claude Rains in Now, Voyager (1942)
Now, Voyager
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1942
Belle Bennett in Stella Dallas (1925)
Stella Dallas
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1925
Barbara Stanwyck and John Boles in Stella Dallas (1937)
Stella Dallas
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1937
Guiding Light (1952)
Guiding Light
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Bette Midler and Trini Alvarado in Stella (1990)
    Stella
    6.2
    • novel "Stella Dallas"
    • 1990
  • Guiding Light (1952)
    Guiding Light
    6.6
    TV Series
    • certain characters created by
    • 1981
  • Teledrama
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1956
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1956
  • Bette Davis and Claude Rains in Now, Voyager (1942)
    Now, Voyager
    7.8
    • from the novel by
    • 1942
  • Barbara Stanwyck and John Boles in Stella Dallas (1937)
    Stella Dallas
    7.4
    • novel
    • 1937
  • Belle Bennett in Stella Dallas (1925)
    Stella Dallas
    7.2
    • novel 'Stella Dallas', 1923
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 10, 1882
    • Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • March 24, 1974
    • Brookline, Massachusetts, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Lewis I. ProutyJanuary 7, 1907 - 1951 (his death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Now Voyager" (filmed as Now, Voyager (1942))

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Provided the scholarship that allowed poet Sylvia Plath to attend Smith.
  • Salary
    • Now, Voyager
      (1942)
      $40 .000 (film rights)

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