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God's Little Acre
God's Little Acre is a 1933 novel by Erskine Caldwell, which was made into a film of the same name in 1958.
The novel was so controversial that a literary board in New York attempted to censor it, leading to the author's arrest and trial for obscenity. Exonerated after a jury trial, the author...
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Erskine Caldwell
Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903, Coweta County, Georgia – April 11, 1987) was an American author.
Caldwell was born in a house in the woods outside Moreland, Georgia, the son of a minister in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church....
Date of birth:
- Dec 17, 1903
Date of death:
- Apr 11, 1987 (age 83 years)
Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan (April 1, 1914 - March 24, 2003) was a popular and talented screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He was also known as a highly regarded script doctor, called in to rewrite and repair flawed screenplays. Born to Polish immigrants...
Date of birth:
- Apr 1, 1914
Date of death:
- Mar 24, 2003 (age 89 years)
Ben Maddow
Ben Maddow (1909–1992) was a prolific screenwriter and documentarian from the 1930s through the 70s. Educated at Columbia University, Maddow began his career working within the American documentary movement in the 30s.
In 1936 he co-founded the...
Date of birth:
- 1909
Date of death:
- 1992 (age 83 years)
