Katherine Anne Porter

Katherine Anne Porter

Nacimiento : 1890-05-15, Indian Creek, Texas, USA

Muerte : 1980-09-18

Historia

Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980) was an American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist. Her only novel, Ship of Fools (1962), based on her reminiscences of a 1931 ocean cruise she had taken from Mexico to Germany, was the best-selling novel in America of the year, though her short stories received even more critical acclaim; in 1966 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the U.S. National Book Award for The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter. That year she was also appointed to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Porter enjoyed a prominent reputation as one of America's most distinguished writers, but her limited output and equally-limited sales had her living on grants and advances for most of the era.

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Katherine Anne Porter

Películas

Retrato de una dama
Miss Molyneux #2
Año 1872. Isabel Archer es una joven norteamericana que vive en Inglaterra con unos parientes. No quiere comprometerse con ningún hombre hasta haber conocido todas las posibilidades que la vida puede ofrecerle. Tras la muerte de su tío, hereda una gran fortuna que le permitirá viajar y tener nuevas experiencias.
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Story
Granny Weatherall (Geraldine Fitzgerald) is a spunky old lady of eighty who bosses around her doctor and her children. She seems so strong and in control, and yet she has never had the upper hand in her destiny. One morning, a flood of long-forgotten memories bring her to the realization that of all her accomplishments, she cannot console herself for the shame-filled day she was left standing at the alter. Still, her indomitable will to live and act independently infuses the last day of her life. Adapted from the short story by acclaimed writer Katherine Anne Porter ("Ship of Fools"), The Jilting of Granny Weatherall reminds us of the plight of many women who wait for life to claim them, rather than seek life out for themselves.
Noon Wine
Short Story
Un curtido granjero (Jason robards) comete un error e intentará remediarlo. Su mujer (Olivia de Havilland), una antigua maestra de escuela, se entrega por completo al cuidado de su marido y de sus hijos. Noveno episodio de la serie ABC Stage 67.
El barco de los locos
Novel
Antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), un barco de pasajeros zarpa de Veracruz con rumbo al puerto alemán de Bremenhaven. Los pasajeros son personas muy distintas con diversos problemas que tal vez puedan resolver durante la travesía.