Sally Benson
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Sally Benson was an American author and screenwriter best known for her semi-autobiographical stories that inspired the classic film "Meet Me in St. Louis."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sally Benson canonical | 6 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| basedOn | her own family experiences in St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
20th Century Fox
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American cinema
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American literature ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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humor ⓘ screenplay ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film "Junior Miss"
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Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ
surface form:
film "Meet Me in St. Louis"
radio series "Junior Miss" ⓘ |
| influenced | American popular culture depiction of early 20th-century Midwestern family life ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American middle-class family life in the early 1900s ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
domestic comedy tone
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating the character of Esther Smith in "Meet Me in St. Louis"
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semi-autobiographical stories that inspired the film "Meet Me in St. Louis" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Stories of the Gods and Heroes" (as a children's book adapter)
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"The Plums" stories (basis of Meet Me in St. Louis) ⓘ Anna and the King of Siam ⓘ Come to the Stable ⓘ Junior Miss ⓘ Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ Shadow of a Doubt ⓘ Summer Magic ⓘ novelization of "Meet Me in St. Louis" ⓘ |
| occupation |
screenwriter
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short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partOf |
20th-century American literature
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Golden Age of Hollywood screenwriting ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
| wrote |
"The Plums" series for The New Yorker
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short stories for The New Yorker ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
film
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magazines ⓘ radio ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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