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Edna Ferber

Edna Ferber

Writer · Died April 16, 1968, aged 82 · Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story "Old Man Minick", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go. From Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 15, 1885
Died
April 16, 1968 (aged 82)
From
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 43% in 30 days

What are Edna Ferber's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
26%
Morality
18%
Power
16%
Society
8%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Hopeful
3
Tense
3
Romantic
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Edna Ferber's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Prime Video (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Edna Ferber's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Dinner at Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Theatre Play

  • Show Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • The Royal Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer

  • Cimarron(1960)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ice Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Novel

  • Giant(1956)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • So Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Author

  • Show Boat(1951)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Saratoga Trunk(1945)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • No Place to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Theatre Play

  • Stage Door(1937)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Come and Get It(1936)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Show Boat(1936)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Glamour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Writer

  • Dinner at Eight(1933)

    Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • So Big! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Novel

  • The Expert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Story · Theatre Play

  • Cimarron(1931)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Family of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Author

  • Hard to Get (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Original Story

  • Show Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Writer

  • The Home Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • Mother Knows Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Writer

  • Gigolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Novel

  • Welcome Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Theatre Play

  • So Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Novel

  • No Woman Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Novel

  • A Gay Old Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Story

  • Our Mrs. McChesney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Theatre Play

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1918 to 1989.

Biggest box office

Stage Door (1937)

$8.8K worldwide

Highest rated

Stage Door (1937)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing29 of 29: 29 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1910s2 · crew1920s8 · crew1930s10 · crew1940s1 · crew1950s3 · crew1960s2 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Edna Ferber's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

Giant (1956)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Edna Ferber work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edna Ferber's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George S. Kaufman shares the most, 2.

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Actors

Editors