Portrait of Edna Ferber

Writing

Edna Ferber

Career

Active from 1919 to 1989, with a break from 1961 to 1976, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Giant
Giant
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edna Ferber Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Scare
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Saga 4
  • Historical Romance 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 55
Show Boat
Show Boat (1989)

Writer

Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Theatre Play

1970s

1 title
The Royal Family
The Royal Family (1977)

Writer

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 57
Cimarron
Cimarron (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

Ice Palace
Ice Palace (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 73
Giant
Giant (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

Novel

So Big
So Big (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Author

Show Boat
Show Boat (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

Novel

1940s

1 title ยท average score 59
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 70
No Place to Go
No Place to Go (1939)

Theatre Play

Stage Door
Stage Door (1937)
GoodWatch score 87

Theatre Play

Show Boat
Show Boat (1936)
GoodWatch score 78

Novel

Come and Get It
Come and Get It (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

Novel

Glamour
Glamour (1934)

Writer

Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

Theatre Play

So Big!
So Big! (1932)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

The Expert
The Expert (1932)

Story, Theatre Play

Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

Novel

The Royal Family of Broadway
The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

Author

1920s

8 titles ยท average score 64
Show Boat
Show Boat (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Hard to Get
Hard to Get (1929)

Original Story

Mother Knows Best
Mother Knows Best (1928)

Writer

The Home Girl
The Home Girl (1928)

Story

Gigolo
Gigolo (1926)

Novel

Welcome Home
Welcome Home (1925)

Theatre Play

So Big
So Big (1924)

Novel

No Woman Knows
No Woman Knows (1921)

Novel

1910s

2 titles
A Gay Old Dog
A Gay Old Dog (1919)

Story

Our Mrs. McChesney
Our Mrs. McChesney (1918)

Theatre Play