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Jean Webster
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American novelist (1876-1916)
OverviewAI-generated
Jean Webster, born Alice Jane Chandler Webster in 1876 in Fredonia, was an American writer, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. She was educated at Vassar College and wrote in English and French. Her notable works include *Emile Littler's Love from Judy*, *Aba-erekh-raglayim*, and *Dear enemy*.
Webster died in New York City in 1916 from puerperal disorders. Her manner of death was natural causes. She is also known by the pseudonym Jean Webster.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1876
- Died
- 1916
- Works
- 27
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- Alice Jane Chandler Webster , July 24, 1876, Fredonia, New York , U. S.
- Died
- June 11, 1916 (1916-06-11) (aged 39), New York City , U. S.
- Pen name
- Jean Webster
- Occupation
- Novelist and playwright
- Period
- 1899–1916
- Genre
- Fiction
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Webster
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fredonia
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- humorist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Jean Webster LCCN2014697273 (cropped).jpg
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Jean Webster
- date of birth
- 1876-07-24
- date of death
- 1916-01-01
- name in native language
- Alice Jane Chandler Webster
- pseudonym
- Jean Webster
- cause of death
- puerperal disorders
- writing language
- French
- short name
- Jean Webster
- Commons Creator page
- Jean Webster
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Jean Webster, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean Webster was the pen name of Alice Jane Chandler Webster (July 24, 1876 – June 11, 1916), an American author whose books include Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female protagonists who come of age intellectually, morally, and socially, but with enough humor, snappy dialogue, and gently biting social commentary to make her books palatable and enjoyable to contemporary readers.
Childhood
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