{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/18739/edna-ferber",
  "name": "Edna Ferber",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/18739/edna-ferber",
  "knownForDepartment": "Writing",
  "description": "Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story \"Old Man Minick\", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go.\n\nFrom Wikipedia.",
  "birthDate": "1885-08-15",
  "deathDate": "1968-04-16",
  "birthPlace": "Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA",
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xN0OWVJXYWzM1sZAEePnyxAzr3T.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272209"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "4 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1712,
      "title": "Giant",
      "year": "1956",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.604,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/h5RRYPVVuHzd7QOJyP5Dsi8J9XZ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1712/giant-1956"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 17820,
      "title": "Show Boat",
      "year": "1951",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.196,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sk7s574pI9QAi6uVqbTg0bnLEUC.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/17820/show-boat-1951"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 43864,
      "title": "Stage Door",
      "year": "1937",
      "role": "Theatre Play",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.063,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/p4zqAKoJAtmkK71IyeWHc6spEKB.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/43864/stage-door-1937"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 46623,
      "title": "Cimarron",
      "year": "1960",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.081,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9xPw8iIAWymvNBG0D7kSt45M9c2.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/46623/cimarron-1960"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 42861,
      "title": "Cimarron",
      "year": "1931",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.592,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cqvfhi9s1VsTgXcV1B7vX0Cb1qA.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/42861/cimarron-1931"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 39130,
      "title": "Dinner at Eight",
      "year": "1933",
      "role": "Theatre Play",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.774,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/p9V2dIMqC1g1S9bDgvxqUOJDfp6.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/39130/dinner-at-eight-1933"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 98536,
      "title": "So Big!",
      "year": "1932",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.688,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/41SiOxy1lIRGVOQgL2tzsno0dhA.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/98536/so-big-1932"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 46563,
      "title": "Saratoga Trunk",
      "year": "1945",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.139,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5FyEqAihmhGBiOWqLOWMvxE0vq2.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/46563/saratoga-trunk-1945"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 93313,
      "title": "Come and Get It",
      "year": "1936",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.821,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4w65AMsJ0RZVkxGfxw4DVWWSTyq.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/93313/come-and-get-it-1936"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 31548,
      "title": "Show Boat",
      "year": "1936",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.76,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vFJ1vdOvOJjKVsoi8x7eZUthAJm.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/31548/show-boat-1936"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 39581,
      "title": "Ice Palace",
      "year": "1960",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.313,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/eYVb8Ukhzg6DDa6f3CSogWqxc5z.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/39581/ice-palace-1960"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 241290,
      "title": "No Place to Go",
      "year": "1939",
      "role": "Theatre Play",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/16Y430txA3UOb9VZoFw06GFmOHf.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/241290/no-place-to-go-1939"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 570318,
      "title": "Dinner at Eight",
      "year": "1989",
      "role": "Theatre Play",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ylMeJnDCZeUwxWhsLmgjJZYvfPD.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/570318/dinner-at-eight-1989"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 325408,
      "title": "Glamour",
      "year": "1934",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 4.25,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ftFlWHnD6F3OEp581mXU8jgTWCf.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/325408/glamour-1934"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 68977,
      "title": "So Big",
      "year": "1953",
      "role": "Author",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.462,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3pfburUMlUBavlab2hnr4N7hDdz.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/68977/so-big-1953"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 237067,
      "title": "Show Boat",
      "year": "1929",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.75,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/psMrD853qs9CGITFjFlr5eoycXT.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/237067/show-boat-1929"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 316291,
      "title": "So Big",
      "year": "1924",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mZe4YKaxsLUlwXYQ7d9oE2irjoz.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/316291/so-big-1924"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 104209,
      "title": "The Royal Family of Broadway",
      "year": "1930",
      "role": "Author",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.857,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9pQK0meFVbnuH39PDl99CG1ozDD.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/104209/the-royal-family-of-broadway-1930"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 175993,
      "title": "The Expert",
      "year": "1932",
      "role": "Theatre Play",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.25,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vYH9js868tGIAwGHAtaUXwoAj0I.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/175993/the-expert-1932"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 182561,
      "title": "The Ten-Year Lunch",
      "year": "1987",
      "role": "as Herself (archive footage)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.545,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/s8V9YfMg9qhoFQc9Bw84owXx3ny.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/182561/the-ten-year-lunch-1987"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 289001,
      "title": "Gigolo",
      "year": "1926",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tMldtq3KfPf0AE6SzYvw0WanNuC.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/289001/gigolo-1926"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 924288,
      "title": "Welcome Home",
      "year": "1925",
      "role": "Theatre Play",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/u6WdTYokNBMSVLWVc74aEO2HEo9.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/924288/welcome-home-1925"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 618467,
      "title": "No Woman Knows",
      "year": "1921",
      "role": "Novel",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/WAblpGol9a5SZlNblYxZqFmtFU.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/618467/no-woman-knows-1921"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 423729,
      "title": "Mother Knows Best",
      "year": "1928",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 9,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/423729/mother-knows-best-1928"
    }
  ]
}