caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date genre image article_title name occupation
c. 1904 april 16 , 1968 -lrb- age 82 -rrb- new york city , new york , united states kalamazoo , michigan , united states united states august 15 , 1885 drama , romance edna ferber.jpg edna ferber
 edna ferber novelist , playwright
edna ferber

edna ferber -lrb- august 15 , 1885 -- april 16 , 1968 -rrb- was an american novelist , short story writer and playwright .
her novels were especially popular and included the pulitzer prize-winning `` so big '' -lrb- 1924 -rrb- , `` show boat '' -lrb- 1926 ; made into the celebrated 1927 musical -rrb- , `` cimarron '' -lrb- 1929 ; made into the 1931 film which won the academy award for best picture -rrb- , and `` giant '' -lrb- 1952 ; made into the 1956 hollywood movie -rrb- .
