Ketti Frings
Ketti Frings | |
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Born | Katherine Hartley (1909-02-28)28 February 1909 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | 11 February 1981(1981-02-11) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | Principia College |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1958) |
Spouse | Kurt Frings (1939–1958) |
Ketti Frings (28 February 1909 – 11 February 1981) was an American writer, playwright, and screenwriter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1958.
Biography
Early years
Born Katherine Hartley in Columbus, Ohio, Frings attended Principia College, began her career as a copywriter, and went on to work as a feature writer for United Press International.
Career
In 1941 her novel Hold Back the Dawn was adapted for the screen. The resulting movie was directed by Mitchell Leisen and starred Olivia de Havilland and Charles Boyer. She wrote her first Broadway play, Mr. Sycamore, in 1942. The play featured Lillian Gish and Stuart Erwin in the lead roles.
Her Hollywood screenplays include Guest in the House (1944), The File on Thelma Jordon (1950), Come Back, Little Sheba (1952), About Mrs. Leslie (1954), The Shrike (1955), and Foxfire (1955).
Frings adapted the Thomas Wolfe novel Look Homeward, Angel into a play of the same name that opened on Broadway in 1957 and ran for 564 performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. It received six Tony Award nominations[1] and Frings won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1958.[2] She was named "Woman of the Year" by The Los Angeles Times in the same year.
Personal life
Frings was married to film agent Kurt Frings from 1938 to October 31, 1958.[3] The couple had two children, Kathie and Peter. She died of cancer in Los Angeles.
Bibliography
- Hold Back the Dawn (novel), 1940
- Mr. Sycamore (play), 1942
- God's Front Porch (novel), 1944
- Look Homeward, Angel (play), 1957
- The Long Dream (play), 1960
- Walking Happy (play), 1966
References
Sources
- Joan Cook (13 February 1981). "Ketti Frings, Stage and Film Writer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- Contemporary Authors Online Gale, 2004.
External links
- Ketti Frings at the Internet Broadway Database
- Ketti Frings at IMDb
- Ketti Frings at Library of Congress, with 15 library catalog records
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