Edith Wharton
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 24, 1862
- Died
- August 11, 1937 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862–August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton combined her insider's view of America's privileged classes with a brilliant, natural wit to write humorous, incisive novels and short stories of social and psychological insight. She was well acquainted with many of her era's other literary and public figures, including Theodore Roosevelt.
Known For
Filmography
Glimpses of the Moon
Movie · Novel
The Custom of the Country
Movie · Novel
The Age of Innocence
TV · Novel · 8 eps
The Buccaneers
TV · Novel · 16 eps
The House of Mirth
Movie · Novel
The Buccaneers
TV · Novel · 5 eps
The Age of Innocence
Movie · Novel
Ethan Frome
Movie · Novel
The Children
Movie · Novel
Screen Two
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Bewitched
Movie · Short Story
Afterward
Movie · Short Story
The Lady's Maid's Bell
Movie · Story
Shades of Darkness
TV · Writer · 3 eps
American Playhouse
TV · Novel · 1 ep
The House of Mirth
Movie · Novel
The Old Maid
Movie · Novel
Strange Wives
Movie · Original Film Writer
The Age of Innocence
Movie · Novel
The Marriage Playground
Movie · Novel
The Age of Innocence
Movie · Novel
The Glimpses of the Moon
Movie · Novel
The House of Mirth
Movie · Novel