- Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst (
October 19 ,1889 -February 23 ,1968 ) was an Americannovel ist. Although her books are not well remembered today, during her lifetime some of her more famous novels were "Stardust" (1919), "Lummox" (1923), "A President is Born" (1927), "Back Street" (1931), and "Imitation of Life" (1933).Biography
Hurst was born in Hamilton,
Ohio , the only surviving child of a well-to-doJew ish family. She spent the first twenty years of her life in St. Louis,Missouri , where she attendedWashington University in St. Louis and graduated in 1909. In 1915 she married Jacques S. Danielson of New York, a pianist, but the marriage was not announced until five years later.In 1921, Hurst was among the first to join the
Lucy Stone League , an organization that fought for women to preserve their maiden names. She was active in theUrban League , and was appointed to the National Advisory Committee to theWorks Progress Administration in 1940. She was also a delegate to theWorld Health Organization in 1952.When Hurst and Arctic explorer
Vilhjalmur Stefansson were having a long affair, Fannie Hurst. "Anatomy of Me: A Wonderer in Search of Herself" (p. 219). New York: Doubleday, 1958. ISBN 0-40512-843-6. ] Gísli Pálsson. "Travelling Passions: The Hidden Life OfVilhjalmur Stefansson " (pp. 187, 195). Lebanon:University Press of New England , 2005. ISBN 1-58465-510-0. ] Robert Shulman. "Romany Marie : The Queen ofGreenwich Village " (p. 144). Louisville: Butler Books, 2006. ISBN 1-88453-274-8. ] they often met inNew York City 'sGreenwich Village atRomany Marie 'scafé when Stefansson was in town; he was a regular there for many years and a good friend of the proprietor.Hurst is now best known for the screen adaptations of her works, such as the 1934 film "Imitation of Life" and the 1959 remake.
F. Scott Fitzgerald presciently described her as one of several authors "not producing among 'em one story or novel that will last 10 years." Citation | title =This Side of Paradise | year = 1920The first full biography of Hurst was published in 1999 by
Brooke Kroeger .Bibliography
tory collections
*"Just Around the Corner" (1914)
*"Every Soul Hath Its Song" (1916)
*"Gaslight Sonatas" (1918)
*"Humoresque" (1919)
*"The Vertical City" (1922)
*"Song of Life" (Knopf, 1927)
*"Procession" (1929)
*"We are Ten" (1937)Novels
*"Stardust: The Story of an American Girl" (1921)
*"Lummox" (1923)
*"Mannequin" (Knopf, 1926)
*"Appassionata" (Knopf 1926)
*"A President is Born" (1928)
*"Five and Ten" (1929)
*"Back Street" (1931)
*"Imitation of Life" (1933)
*"Anitra's Dance" (1934)
*"Great Laughter" (1936)
*"Lonely Parade" (1942)
*"Hallelujah" (1944)
*"The Hands of Veronica" (1947)
*"Anywoman" (1950)
*"The Man with One Head" (1951)
*"Family!" (1960)
*"God Must Be Sad" (1961)
*"Fool, Be Still" (1964)Autobiography
*"Anatomy of Me: A Wonderer in Search of Herself" (1958)
Miscellaneous
*"No Food with My Meals" (1935)
*"White Christmas" (1942)References
External links
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* [http://womenshistory.about.com/od/writers20th/p/fannie_hurst.htm Fannie Hurst] , Women's History Profile at About.comPersondata
NAME=Hurst, Fannie
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Novelist
DATE OF BIRTH=October 19 ,1889
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hamilton, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH=February 23 ,1968
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