Edna Ferber

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<p>Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was a novelist, short-story writer, and playwright whose work served as the inspiration for numerous Broadway plays and Hollywood films, including <em>Show Boat</em>, <em>Cimarron</em>, <em>Giant</em>, <em>Saratoga Trunk</em>, and <em>Ice Palace</em>. She co-wrote the plays <em>The Royal Family</em>, <em>Dinner at Eight</em>, and <em>Stage Door</em> with George S. Kaufman and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her novel <em>So Big</em>.</p>