Nancy Freedman (1920–2010)
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Nancy Freedman was born Nancy Mars, in Evanston, Illinois on July 4, 1920. She started acting professionally at the age of 3 in local children's stage productions. As a teenager, she toured in director Max Reinhardt's productions of Faust, The Miracle and Six Characters in Search of an Author. She mostra altro stopped acting after she married Benedict Freedman in 1941. She wrote numerous books with her husband. Their first novel, Mrs. Mike, was published in 1947. In 1949, it was adapted into a film starring Dick Powell and Evelyn Keyes. Their other works include The Spark and the Exodus, The Search for Joyful, and Kathy Little Bird. She also wrote several books on her own including The Immortals, Joshua Son of None, and Sappho: The Tenth Muse. She died of temporal arteritis on August 10, 2010 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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- Nome legale
- Freedman, Nancy Mars
- Altri nomi
- Mars, Nancy Lois (birth name)
- Data di nascita
- 1920-07-04
- Data di morte
- 2010-08-10
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Greenbrae, California, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
- Istruzione
- Chicago Art Institute
Los Angeles City College
University of Southern California - Attività lavorative
- actor
novelist
feminist - Relazioni
- Freedman, Benedict (husband)
Shapiro, Johanna (daughter)
Freedman, Michael H. (son) - Breve biografia
- Nancy Freedman, née Mars, was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of a doctor and a journalist. She began acting professionally in local children's theater at age three, and as a teenager, toured the country in productions of "Six Characters in Search of an Author" and "The Miracle" directed by Max Reinhardt. She attended the Chicago Art Institute, Los Angeles City College, and the University of Southern California. In 1941, she married Benedict Freedman, whom she met in Hollywood, where she was trying to break into the movies. He was an aeronautical engineer-turned-screenwriter. They had three children and began writing novels together. In 1947, they made their joint debut with Mrs. Mike, which became a bestseller and was adapted into a 1950 film. The couple co-wrote nine more novels together, and Nancy wrote more by herself for a total of about 20 works. Her solo books included Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (1968), Joshua Son of None (1973), The Immortals (1977), and Sappho: The Tenth Muse (1998). She was known for her extensive research and varied subject matter. At her death, Benedict Freedman said, "The bulk of her production could be characterized as ardently feminist."
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