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Jean Webster(1876-1916)

  • Writer
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Jean Webster was born on 24 July 1876 in Fredonia, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Daddy-Long-Legs (1919), Vadertje Langbeen (1938) and Daddy Long Legs (1931). She was married to Glenn Ford McKinney. She died on 11 June 1916 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 24, 1876
DiedJune 11, 1916(39)
BornJuly 24, 1876
DiedJune 11, 1916(39)
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Known for

Mary Pickford in Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)
Daddy-Long-Legs
6.6
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1919
Lily Bouwmeester, Emma Morel, Paul Storm, and Frederic Zelnik in Vadertje Langbeen (1938)
Vadertje Langbeen
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1938
Warner Baxter and Janet Gaynor in Daddy Long Legs (1931)
Daddy Long Legs
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1931
Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron in Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Daddy Long Legs
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1955

Credits

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Writer

  • Ha Ji-Won in Daddy-Long-Legs (2005)
    Daddy-Long-Legs
    6.3
    • story
    • 2005
  • My Daddy Long Legs (1990)
    My Daddy Long Legs
    8.1
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1990
  • Vanessa Knox-Mawer and Patrick Malahide in Dear Enemy (1981)
    Dear Enemy
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1981
  • Manga sekai mukashi banashi (1976)
    Manga sekai mukashi banashi
    8.1
    TV Series
    • based on a novel by
    • 1978
  • Ebnati Al Aziza (1971)
    Ebnati Al Aziza
    5.2
    • novel
    • 1971
  • Vadertje langbeen
    8.5
    TV Special
    • novel (play)
    • 1964
  • Hizir Dede (1964)
    Hizir Dede
    5.5
    • novel "Daddy Long Legs" (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron in Daddy Long Legs (1955)
    Daddy Long Legs
    6.7
    • novel
    • 1955
  • Vadertjie Langbeen (1955)
    Vadertjie Langbeen
    • novel and play "Daddy Long Legs"
    • 1955
  • Love from Judy
    TV Movie
    • novel "Daddy-Long-Legs"
    • 1953
  • Lily Bouwmeester, Emma Morel, Paul Storm, and Frederic Zelnik in Vadertje Langbeen (1938)
    Vadertje Langbeen
    6.6
    • novel
    • 1938
  • Shirley Temple and John Boles in Curly Top (1935)
    Curly Top
    6.8
    • novel and play "Daddy Long-Legs" (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Warner Baxter and Janet Gaynor in Daddy Long Legs (1931)
    Daddy Long Legs
    5.8
    • play
    • 1931
  • Mary Pickford in Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)
    Daddy-Long-Legs
    6.6
    • play
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1919

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 24, 1876
    • Fredonia, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 11, 1916
    • New York City, New York, USA(complications from childbirth)
  • Spouse
    • Glenn Ford McKinneySeptember 7, 1915 - June 11, 1916 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Daddy Long Legs" (filmed as Daddy-Long-Legs (1919), Daddy Long Legs (1931), Daddy Long Legs (1955))
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    • 1 Print Biography

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    Had one daughter.

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