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Mary Jane Ward (August 27, 1905 – February 17, 1981) was an American writer best known for her best-selling 1946 novel The Snake Pit. The 1948 movie The Snake Pit based on the novel earned six Academy Award nominations[1] and won for Best Sound Recording.

Biography

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Mary Jane Ward was born in Farimount, Indiana[2]. She wrote book reviews for, was a regular contributor to, and was short story editor for the Evanston Daily News-Index in Evanston, Illinois where she lived through at least the late 1930s[3].

Bibliography

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  • (1937) The Tree Has Roots
  • (1938) The Wax Apple
  • (1946) The Snake Pit
  • (1949) The Professor's Umbrella
  • (1951) A Little Night Music
  • (1952) It's Different for a Woman
  • (1969) Counterclockwise
  • (1970) The Other Caroline

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Gerard Chrzanowski, Innovative Psychoanalyst, Dies at 87 (New York Times)". Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  2. ^ "Photo of dust jacket for The Wax Apple". Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  3. ^ "Photo of dust jacket for The Wax Apple". Retrieved 2010-07-18.
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