She wrote two autobiographies -- A Peculiar Treasure and A Kind of Magic. Her hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for early stories "The Homely Heroine" and "A Bush League Hero". She gained national attention for her stories about Emma McChesney, a traveling petticoat saleswoman. Her collaborations with George Kaufman produced the plays Stage Door and Dinner at 
She wrote two autobiographies -- A Peculiar Treasure and A Kind of Magic. Her hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for early stories "The Homely Heroine" and "A Bush League Hero". She gained national attention for her stories about Emma McChesney, a traveling petticoat saleswoman. Her collaborations with George Kaufman produced the plays Stage Door and Dinner at Eight. For 10 points-- name this author of So Big and Showboat.
She wrote two autobiographies -- A Peculiar Treasure and A Kind of Magic.
Edna {Ferber}