Fannie Hurst

Fannie Hurst (October 18, 1889 - February 23, 1968) was an American novelist. Some of her more famous novels were "Stardust" (1919), "Lummox" (1923), and "A President is Born" (1927). She was born in Ohio to a Jewish family. She was active in the Urban League, and was appointed to the National Advisory Committee to the Works Progress Administration in 1940. She was also a delegate to the World Health Organization in 1952.

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October 18 - 1889 - February 23 - 1968 - American - Ohio - Jewish - Urban League - Works Progress Administration - World Health Organization

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Her novels are not well remembered today. F. Scott Fitzgerald presciently described her as one of several authors "not producing among 'em one story or novel that will last 10 years." The first full biography of Hurst was written in 1999 by Brooke Kroeger.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1999 - Brooke Kroeger

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