Fannie Hurst

Active - 1919 - 1971  |   Birth - Oct 18, 1889  |   Death - Feb 23, 1968  |   Genres - Drama, Romance, Silent Film, Music, Comedy | Subgenres - Silent Film, Silent Feature, Musical

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Fannie Hurst was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works were highly popular during the post-World War I era. Her work combined sentimental, romantic themes with social issues of the day, such as women's rights and race relations. She was one of the most widely read female authors of the 20th century, and for a time in the 1920s she was one of the highest-paid American writers, along with Booth Tarkington. Hurst also actively supported a number of social causes, including feminism, African American equality, and New Deal programs.

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