Kathryn Anderson was born in San Francisco in 1908. Her grandmother emigrated to California from Norway in the late 19th century; both of Anderson's parents were native-born Americans. Kathryn married Robert McLean, a carpenter, with whom she had two sons.[2][3]
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Forbes was a radio scriptwriter[4][5] before she began writing short stories.[6]Mama's Bank Account,[7][8][9] her best-known work, was published in 1943 and revolved around the daily struggles and aspirations of a Norwegian family living in San Francisco in the 1910s.[10]
Mama, a television series based on the film, was broadcast on CBS from July 1, 1949, to March 17, 1957, and starred Peggy Wood as Mama.[12]
Forbes' novel was twice turned into a stage musical. The first, adapted by Neal Du Brock and John Clifton, opened in Buffalo, New York in 1972 with Celeste Holm in the role of Mama. In 1979, Richard Rodgers wrote the music for the second musical version, for which Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann played the role of Mama.[13]
In 1947, Forbes published Transfer Point,[14] regarding the daughter of divorced parents. Unlike Mama's Bank Account, which drew on the experiences of her Norwegian-born maternal grandmother, Annie Lund (1849–1928),[2] this novel was closer to Forbes' actual childhood.
Forbes moved to an apartment[15] in San Francisco to be near her physician for her chronic emphysema.[16] She died on May 15, 1966.[16]
The Kathryn Forbes McLean Memorial Fund was created shortly after her death to provide funds for improvements to the library which she frequented.[17]
^ ab"Looking for Mama: The search for Kathryn Forbes' childhood home". 11 October 2015.
^Jean Baumgartner, "Meet the Author: Kathryn Forbes," San Francisco Chronicle, May 23, 1943, p 13. 8
^"A Time-Enriched 'I Remember Mama'". The New Yorker. 10 June 2016.
^Smith, Judith E. (September 2004). Visions of Belonging: Family Stories, Popular Culture, and Postwar Democracy, 1940–1960. Columbia University Press. ISBN978-0231509268.
^Smith, Judith E. (September 2004). Visions of Belonging: Family Stories, Popular Culture, and Postwar Democracy, 1940–1960. Columbia University Press. ISBN978-0231509268.
kathryn, forbes, other, people, with, similar, names, katherine, forbes, disambiguation, kathryn, mclean, née, anderson, march, 1908, 1966, best, known, name, american, writer, memoirist, bornkathryn, anderson, 1908, march, 1908san, francisco, california, died. For other people with similar names see Katherine Forbes disambiguation Kathryn McLean nee Anderson March 20 1908 May 15 1966 best known by her pen name Kathryn Forbes was an American writer and memoirist 1 Kathryn ForbesBornKathryn Anderson 1908 03 20 March 20 1908San Francisco California U S DiedMay 15 1966 1966 05 15 aged 58 San Francisco California U S Resting placeHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery Colma California U S Pen nameKathryn ForbesOccupationWriter memoiristNationalityAmericanSpouseRobert McLeanChildren2ParentLee Ellis Anderson father Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 References 4 External linksLife editKathryn Anderson was born in San Francisco in 1908 Her grandmother emigrated to California from Norway in the late 19th century both of Anderson s parents were native born Americans Kathryn married Robert McLean a carpenter with whom she had two sons 2 3 Work editForbes was a radio scriptwriter 4 5 before she began writing short stories 6 Mama s Bank Account 7 8 9 her best known work was published in 1943 and revolved around the daily struggles and aspirations of a Norwegian family living in San Francisco in the 1910s 10 Forbes book served as the inspiration for John Van Druten s 1944 play I Remember Mama In 1948 a film version of the play was released by RKO Pictures and starred Irene Dunne as Mama and Barbara Bel Geddes as her daughter an aspiring writer 11 Mama a television series based on the film was broadcast on CBS from July 1 1949 to March 17 1957 and starred Peggy Wood as Mama 12 Forbes novel was twice turned into a stage musical The first adapted by Neal Du Brock and John Clifton opened in Buffalo New York in 1972 with Celeste Holm in the role of Mama In 1979 Richard Rodgers wrote the music for the second musical version for which Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann played the role of Mama 13 In 1947 Forbes published Transfer Point 14 regarding the daughter of divorced parents Unlike Mama s Bank Account which drew on the experiences of her Norwegian born maternal grandmother Annie Lund 1849 1928 2 this novel was closer to Forbes actual childhood Forbes moved to an apartment 15 in San Francisco to be near her physician for her chronic emphysema 16 She died on May 15 1966 16 The Kathryn Forbes McLean Memorial Fund was created shortly after her death to provide funds for improvements to the library which she frequented 17 References edit Kathryn Forbes Goodreads a b Looking for Mama The search for Kathryn Forbes childhood home 11 October 2015 Jean Baumgartner Meet the Author Kathryn Forbes San Francisco Chronicle May 23 1943 p 13 8 A Time Enriched I Remember Mama The New Yorker 10 June 2016 Smith Judith E September 2004 Visions of Belonging Family Stories Popular Culture and Postwar Democracy 1940 1960 Columbia University Press ISBN 978 0231509268 Smith Judith E September 2004 Visions of Belonging Family Stories Popular Culture and Postwar Democracy 1940 1960 Columbia University Press ISBN 978 0231509268 Forbes Kathryn March 1968 Mama s Bank Account Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 0156563770 Life 1948 04 12 Mama s Bank Account Starr Kevin 2002 The Dream Endures California Enters the 1940s Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0199923939 Movie Reviews The New York Times 22 June 2021 Remembering I Remember Mama New York Magazine May 14 1979 I Remember Mama 1948 Turner Sports and Entertainment Digital Network Transfer Point San Mateo Times Newspaper Archives 16 May 1966 p 26 a b Kathryn Forbes Writer Dies The Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press May 17 1966 Retrieved 2015 01 07 The Times San Mateo California October 26 1966 p 18 External links editKathryn Forbes at IMDb Kathryn Forbes at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Photo of Kathryn Forbes Kathryn Forbes at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kathryn Forbes amp oldid 1223087638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
