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| ⚫ | '''''Stella Dallas''''' is a ] ] by ] and published by ], written in response to the death of her three-year-old daughter from ].<ref>"", ''Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography'', Unitarian Universalist Historical Society.</ref> It tells the story of the ] protagonist, a working-class woman who marries a rich businessman but struggles to adapt to her new life. After the marriage fails, she sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her daughter. | ||
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| ⚫ | '''''Stella Dallas''''' is a ] ] by ] and published by ], written in response to the death of her three-year-old daughter from ].<ref>"", ''Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography'', Unitarian Universalist Historical Society.</ref> It tells the story of the ] protagonist, a working-class woman who marries a rich businessman but struggles to adapt to her new life. After the marriage fails, she sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her daughter. |
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| The novel was subsequently adapted into a stage play in 1924 and movies in ], ], and ]. The 1937 ] and ] production brought ] nominations to ] and ]. The novel was also the basis for the ] '']'', which aired daily for 18 years and is often credited as being the first ]. Prouty was reportedly displeased with her characters' portrayals therein.{{cn|date=October 2021}} | The novel was subsequently adapted into a stage play in 1924 and movies in ], ], and ]. The 1937 ] and ] production brought ] nominations to ] and ]. The novel was also the basis for the ] '']'', which aired daily for 18 years and is often credited as being the first ]. Prouty was reportedly displeased with her characters' portrayals therein.{{cn|date=October 2021}} | ||
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Stella Dallas is a 1923 novel by Olive Higgins Prouty and published by Houghton Mifflin, written in response to the death of her three-year-old daughter from encephalitis. It tells the story of the eponymous protagonist, a working-class woman who marries a rich businessman but struggles to adapt to her new life. After the marriage fails, she sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her daughter.
The novel was subsequently adapted into a stage play in 1924 and movies in 1925, 1937, and 1990. The 1937 King Vidor and Sam Goldwyn production brought Academy Award nominations to Barbara Stanwyck and Anne Shirley. The novel was also the basis for the radio serial Stella Dallas, which aired daily for 18 years and is often credited as being the first soap opera. Prouty was reportedly displeased with her characters' portrayals therein.
References
- "Olive Higgins Prouty", Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography, Unitarian Universalist Historical Society.
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