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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instanceOf human
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 NERFINISHED
Marywood College NERFINISHED
familyName Collins NERFINISHED
Kerr NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork humorous writing
playwriting
genre essay
humor
theatre
givenName Bridget NERFINISHED
Jean NERFINISHED
hasAdaptation Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960 film) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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
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
marriage
suburban family life
workLocation New York City
writingStyle humorous essays
witty dialogue

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