Jean Kerr

Jean Kerr (July_10, 1923, Scranton, Pennsylvania - January 5, 2003, White Plains, New York)

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American author and playwright. Her best-known book was Please Don't Eat The Daisies, a humorous look at suburban life. The book was a national bestseller, later adapted for the screen as a vehicle for Doris Day and David Niven.

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Kerr was the wife of legendary New York drama critic Walter Kerr, with whom she collaborated on , a short-lived musical comedy about the early days of silent film. She wrote several highly successful plays, including the hit comedy Mary, Mary which held the record for the longest-running (non-musical) play on Broadway.

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'Books:'

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• Please Don't Eat The Daisies
• The Snake Has All The Lines
• Penny Candy
• How I Got To Be Perfect

'Plays:'

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• The Song of Bernadette (1946)
• Jenny Kissed Me (1948)
• Touch-and-Go (1949)
• John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953)
• King of Hearts (1954)
• (1958)
• Mary, Mary (1961)
• Poor Richard (1964)
• Finishing Touches (1973)
• Lunch Hour (1980)

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