Born: August 15, 1887 in Kalamazoo, Michigan [Died] April 16, 1968. New York. American female novelist and playwright. She established her reputation with Emma McChesney & Co. (1915). She published novels and short stories depicting people tied to the land and tormented by the conflict between tradition and the new social trends in America in the 1920s and 1930s. All of her major works, including So Big (1924), which won the Pulitzer Prize, Show Boat (1926), Cimarron (1930), and Giant (1952), were made into films, with Cimarron winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her other works include The Royal Family (1927), a play co-written with G. Kaufman, and Stage Door (1936). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
[生]1887.8.15. ミシガン,カラマズー [没]1968.4.16. ニューヨーク アメリカの女性小説家,劇作家。『エマ・マクチェズニ商会』 Emma McChesney & Co. (1915) で地位を確立。 1920~30年代のアメリカにおいて,土地に縛りつけられ,伝統と新しい社会の潮流との葛藤に苦悩する群像を描く長編・短編を発表。ピュリッツァー賞を受賞した『不屈の女 (ひと) 』 So Big (1924) をはじめ,『ショー・ボート』 Show Boat (1926) ,『シマロン』 Cimarron (1930) ,『ジャイアンツ』 Giant (1952) など主作品はいずれも映画化され,『シマロン』はアカデミー作品賞を受賞した。ほかに G.コーフマンとの合作劇『王室』 The Royal Family (1927) ,『ステージ・ドア』 Stage Door (1936) など。 出典 ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典について 情報 |
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