Research topic: Jean Collins Kerr

Jean Collins Kerr 1923-2003, American comic author and playwright, b. Scranton, Pa., wife of Walter Kerr . Kerr had a knack for finding wry humor in the worlds of marriage, suburbia, and show business. Her novel Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1957) was made into a movie (1960) and a television series (1965-67). Her other books include The Snake Had All the Lines (1960) and How I Got to Be Perfect (1978). Among her plays are Mary, Mary (1961), Poor Richard (1964), Finishing Touches (1973), and Lunch Hour (1980). Author not available, KERR, JEAN COLLINS.... Read more