Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst Born October 18, 1889 Hamilton, Ohio Died February 23, 1968 New York City, NY Occupation novelist Nationality Jewish American Notable works Lummox, Back Street, Imitation of Life, A President is Born Spouse Jacques Danielson Fannie Hurst in 1932, portrait by Carl Van Vechten. Fannie Hurst (October 18, 1889 – February 23, 1968) was an American novelist. Although her books are not well remembered today,[by whom?] during her lifetime some[which?] of her more famous[peacock term] novels were Stardust (1919), Lummox (1923), A President is Born (1927), Back Street (1931), and Imitation of Life (1933). Hurst is now best known for the screen adaptations of her works, such as the 1934 film Imitation of Life and the 1959 remake, based on her novel, which examined race relations.