Casual affairs : the life and fiction of Sally Benson / Maryellen V. Keefe ; production by Ryan Morris ; marketing by Kate McDonnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keefe, Maryellen, author.

Contributor:

Morris, Ryan, production manager.

McDonnell, Kate, distributor.

Series:

Excelsior Editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benson, Sally, 1897-1972.

Benson, Sally.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Women screenwriters--United States--Biography.

Women screenwriters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (470 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Follows the life and career of Sally Benson, acclaimed writer of New Yorker fiction and Hollywood screenplays.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I""; ""1. The Writer�s Origins: St. Louis, Missouri�The Smith Family Album�1909""; ""2. Manhattan Daze: 1909�1912""; ""3. Summer of Discontent: 1912""; ""4. Houston: 1912�1913""; ""5. Rising Spirits: Home Again�1913�1915""; ""6. A World at War: Arms and the Men�Prelude to a Marriage�1915�1918""; ""7. Wedding Bells: 1919�1922""; ""8. Second Honeymoon: 1922""; ""9. Back to Reality: 1922�1926""; ""Part II""; ""10. A Wider World Beckons: The First Casual Affair�1927""

""11. Climbing the Career Ladder: Benson at The New Yorker� 1928�1929""""12. Public Success and Private Sorrow: 1930�1931""; ""13. The Writer Makes Strides: 1932�1933""; ""14. Refining Her Vision: 1933�1934""; ""15. Perfecting Her Craft: 1934�1935""; ""16. Affairs, Financial and Other: 1936""; ""17. Taking Charge and Branching Out: 1937""; ""18. Becoming an Entrepreneur: 1938""; ""19. A World at War, Turmoil at Home: 1939�1940""; ""20. Behind the Scene: 1940""; ""21. Affairs, Family and Other: 1941""; ""Part III""; ""22. Becoming a Celebrity: 1942""

""23. The War Escalates at Home and Abroad: 1942""""24. The World at War, Babe and Ham: 1943""; ""25. Meet Me in St. Louis�the Fiction, the Sources�a Look Back: 1941�1942""; ""26. The Making of Meet Me in St. Louis: 1943�1944""; ""27. Hollywood, Pinewood, Broadway, and Beyond: 1947�1957""; ""Epilogue""; ""Appendix A. Genealogical Guide""; ""Appendix B. The Smiths: A Family History""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Primary Published Work of Sally Benson""; ""Unpublished Work of Sally Benson""; ""Secondary Works Cited""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438450902

1438450907

OCLC:

878141742