Fannie Hurst was born on October 18, 1889 in Hamilton, OH. A prolific American author, she is known for Stardust (1921), A President is Born (1927), Back Street (1931), and Imitation of Life (1933). The latter work dealt with race relations and was adapted into a film in 1934.
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A prolific American author, she is known for Stardust (1921), A President is Born (1927), Back Street (1931), and Imitation of Life (1933). The latter work dealt with race relations and was adapted into a film in 1934.
Before Fame
She attended Washington University in St. Louis. She subsequently became a prominent member of several political organizations, including the Lucy Stone League, the World Health Organization, the Urban League, and the Works Progress Administration's National Advisory Committee.
Trivia
She had a torrid, lengthy affair with Arctic Explorer, Vilhjalmur Stefansson.
Family Life
She was born in Hamilton, Ohio to an upper-class Jewish family. She married Pianist Jacques Danielson in 1915.
Associated With
Like Songwriter Bob Russell, she also studied at Washington University in St. Louis.
