Ketti Frings

Ketti Frings
Born	Katherine Hartley (1909-02-28)28 February 1909 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	11 February 1981(1981-02-11) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Principia College
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1958)
Spouse	Kurt Frings (1939–1958)

Ketti Frings (28 February 1909 – 11 February 1981) was an American writer, playwright, and screenwriter who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1958.

Biography

Early years

Born Katherine Hartley in Columbus, Ohio, Frings attended Principia College, began her career as a copywriter, and went on to work as a feature writer for United Press International.

Career

In 1941 her novel Hold Back the Dawn was adapted for the screen. The

Her Hollywood screenplays include Guest in the House (1944), The File on Thelma Jordon (1950), Come Back, Little Sheba (1952), About Mrs. Leslie (1954), The Shrike (1955), and Foxfire (1955).

Frings adapted the

Personal life

Frings was married to film agent Kurt Frings from 1938 to October 31, 1958.^[3] The couple had two children, Kathie and Peter. She died of cancer in Los Angeles.

Bibliography

• Hold Back the Dawn (novel), 1940
• Mr. Sycamore (play), 1942
• God's Front Porch (novel), 1944
• Look Homeward, Angel (play), 1957
• The Long Dream (play), 1960
• Walking Happy (play), 1966

References

Sources

• Joan Cook (13 February 1981). "Ketti Frings, Stage and Film Writer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
• Contemporary Authors Online Gale, 2004.

External links

• Ketti Frings at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ketti Frings at
  IMDb
• Ketti Frings at Library of Congress, with 15 library catalog records