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Edna Ferber (1885–1968)

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Ferber, Edna
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Date of birth
1885-08-15
Date of death
1968-04-16
Burial location
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Place of death
Places of residence
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (birth)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
New York, New York, USA (death)
Education
Lawrence University
Occupations
reporter
playwright
novelist
short-story writer
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Organizations
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1930)
Algonquin Round Table
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