Jean Webster

Jean Webster was an American writer, novelist, playwright, screenwriter and journalist (1876–1916). She was born at Fredonia and died at New York City.

Also recorded as Alice Jane Chandler Webster; Alice Webster; Alice Jane Webster.

Jean Webster in brief

Born: 1876
Died: 1916
Known for: writer,novelist,playwright,screenwriter,journalist,humorist
Place of birth: Fredonia

Overview

Also worked under the name Jean Webster.

Born at Fredonia in 1876, died at New York City in 1916.

Identity and origins

She also worked under the name Jean Webster. The authorities additionally record the headings Alice Jane Chandler Webster, Alice Webster and Alice Jane Webster. Her recorded languages were French and English.

She was the child of Charles L. Webster and Annie Moffett.

Catalogued works

28 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. The first 12 are listed here.

Daddy-Long-Legs. Abba Arech Haraglayim. Dear Enemy. Jerry Junior. When Patty Went to College. Just Patty. Daddy Long Legs. The Wheat Princess. The Four Pools Mystery. Much Ado about Peter. fsdhf. Emile Littler's Love from Judy.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Webster, Jean (1876-1916), writer, American National Biography Online, 2000. Chapter 12 Connecting Literature and History of Education: Analysing the Educative Fiction of Jean Webster and Lila Majumdar Transculturally and Connotatively, Connecting Histories of Education, 2022.

In detail

Jean Webster studied at Vassar College and State University of New York at Fredonia. the recorded working language is French and English.

Chronology

1876Jean Webster born at Fredonia.
1916Jean Webster died at New York City.

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Jean Webster”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q238140: Jean Webster
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