Fannie Hurst
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Fannie Hurst was a popular early 20th-century American novelist and short-story writer known for her melodramatic tales of women’s lives and social issues, many of which were adapted into successful films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fannie Hurst canonical | 4 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminist
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ social activist ⓘ |
| causeSupported |
African American civil rights
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New Deal social programs ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889-10-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-02-23 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the most highly paid American writers of the 1920s and 1930s
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popular early 20th-century American novelist and short-story writer ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Washington University in St. Louis ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Hurst ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
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romantic fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Fannie ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration
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National Council of Negro Women ⓘ
surface form:
National Council of Negro Women advisory board
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| movement | popular fiction ⓘ |
| name | Fannie Hurst self-link ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationOfWork |
Back Street (1932 film)
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Back Street (1941 film) ⓘ Back Street (1961 film) ⓘ Humoresque (1946 film) ⓘ Imitation of Life (1934 film) ⓘ Imitation of Life ⓘ
surface form:
Imitation of Life (1959 film)
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| notableWork |
Back Street
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Humoresque ⓘ Imitation of Life (1934 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Imitation of Life
Lummox ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hamilton, Ohio ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jacques S. Danielson
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married secretly to Jacques S. Danielson for many years ⓘ |
| workAdaptedTo |
film
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radio ⓘ stage ⓘ |
| workFocus |
class and economic inequality
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gender roles ⓘ race relations ⓘ social issues ⓘ women's lives ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Humoresque