"The Plums" stories (basis of Meet Me in St. Louis)
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"The Plums" stories are a series of semi-autobiographical magazine pieces by Sally Benson about a St. Louis family in the early 1900s that were later adapted into the classic MGM musical film Meet Me in St. Louis.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| "The Plums" stories | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
semi-autobiographical work
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series of short stories ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | screenplay elements of Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (via adaptation) ⓘ |
| author | Sally Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisFor |
Meet Me in St. Louis (film)
NERFINISHED
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Meet Me in St. Louis (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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family fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
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family relationships ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Sally Benson's childhood ⓘ |
| inUniverseFamilyResidence | large house in St. Louis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainFamilyNameInStories | Smith family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTimePeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of turn-of-the-century Midwestern life ⓘ |
| originalMedium | magazine publication ⓘ |
| portrays |
domestic life in St. Louis
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middle-class American family life ⓘ |
| publicationForm | serial fiction ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Meet Me in St. Louis (original stories collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCity | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingState | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American urban family life
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seasonal events and holidays ⓘ |
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