Jean Kerr
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Jean Kerr was an American author and playwright best known for her humorous essays and plays about suburban family life, including the bestseller "Please Don’t Eat the Daisies."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Kerr canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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playwright ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Christopher Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Bridget Jean Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-07-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-01-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Catholic University of America
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Marywood College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName |
Collins
NERFINISHED
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Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
humorous writing
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playwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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humor ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| givenName |
Bridget
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Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960 film)
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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American domestic humor tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Jean Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | humorous portrayals of suburban family life ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mary, Mary
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Penny Candy NERFINISHED ⓘ Please Don’t Eat the Daisies NERFINISHED ⓘ Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (play adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Snake Has All the Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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playwright ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scranton, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | White Plains, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Larchmont, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Walter Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
child-rearing
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marriage ⓘ suburban family life ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
humorous essays
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
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