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Margaret Ayer Barnes(1886-1967)

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Margaret Ayer Barnes was born on 16 June 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Margaret Ayer was a writer, known for Westward Passage (1932), The Age of Innocence (1934) and Dishonored Lady (1947). Margaret Ayer died on 25 October 1967 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
BornJune 16, 1886
DiedOctober 25, 1967(81)
BornJune 16, 1886
DiedOctober 25, 1967(81)
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Laurence Olivier and Ann Harding in Westward Passage (1932)
Westward Passage
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1932
Irene Dunne and John Boles in The Age of Innocence (1934)
The Age of Innocence
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1934
Hedy Lamarr in Dishonored Lady (1947)
Dishonored Lady
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1947
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer

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  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1952
  • Hedy Lamarr in Dishonored Lady (1947)
    Dishonored Lady
    6.4
    • play
    • 1947
  • Irene Dunne and John Boles in The Age of Innocence (1934)
    The Age of Innocence
    6.2
    • play
    • 1934
  • Laurence Olivier and Ann Harding in Westward Passage (1932)
    Westward Passage
    5.4
    • story
    • 1932

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  • Born
    • June 16, 1886
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • October 25, 1967
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • Other works
    Novel: "Years of Grace" (filmed as Years of Grace (1952))

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    At age 40 she broke her back in a traffic accident. She took up writing as a way to occupy her time. Between 1926 and 1930 she wrote several short stories and three plays, including an adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel "The Age of Innocence". In 1931 she won the Pulitzer Prize for her first novel, "Years of Grace".

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