Kathryn Forbes



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Kathryn Forbes

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born
in San Francisco, California, The United States
March 20, 1908

died
May 15, 1966

gender
female


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Forbes, born Kathryn Anderson, was the granddaughter of Norwegian immigrants. She was a writer best known for Mama's Bank Account, a fictionalized memoir about a Norwegian family in 1920s San Francisco. The book focused on the warmhearted family and its struggles and dreams. The book inspired first a play, then a movie, and finally a TV series, all called I Remember Mama.

Forbes also published novel called Transfer Point, about a daughter of divorced parents. This was considered to have been based on Forbes' own childhood.


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Average rating: 4.18 · 898 ratings · 162 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
Mama's Bank Account
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