Eleanor Hodgman Porter
Eleanor Hodgman Porter (born December 19, 1868 in Littleton , New Hampshire , USA , † May 21, 1920 in Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA) was an American children's and youth author. Eleanor H. Porter's most famous children's book was the novel Pollyanna published in 1913 , which was followed two years later by the sequel Pollyanna Grows Up . The two children's books are still very popular in the United States and are the only works by Porter to date that have also been published in German.
Works
Pollyanna
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Pollyanna . A happy book for young people ( Pollyanna , illustrated by Lotte Oldenburg-Wittig )
- Pollyanna makes everyone happy (new edition, illustrated by Erich Hölle, Franz Schneider Verlag 1965)
- Pollyanna. An orphan in America (edited new edition by Freya Stephan-Kühn , illustrated by Milada Krautmann, Arena Verlag 1995, ISBN 3-401-04610-1 )
- Pollyanna is growing up. A new happy book for the youth ( Pollyanna Grows Up , translation: Olga Früh)
Miss Billy
- Miss Billy (1911)
- Miss Billy's Decision (1912)
- Miss Billy Married (1914)
Margaret
- Cross Currents (1928)
- Turn of the Tide (1928)
Single novels
- Just David (1916)
- Six Star Ranch (1916)
- Road to Understanding (1917)
- Oh Money Money (1918)
- The Dawn (1919)
- Tangled Threads (1919)
- Keith's Dark Tower (1919)
- Tie That Binds (1919)
- Story of Marco (1920)
- Mary Marie (1920)
- Sister Sue (1920)
- Money, Love and Kate (1923)
Anthologies
- Hustler Joe and Other Stories (1924)
- Little Pardner and Other Stories (1926)
- Just Mother and Other Stories (1927)
Film adaptations
- 1952: Has anyone seen my bride? (Has Anybody Seen My Gal?) - Director: Douglas Sirk
- 1960: Everyone Loves Pollyanna (Pollyanna) - Director: David Swift
Web links
Commons : Eleanor Hodgman Porter - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
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| SURNAME | Porter, Eleanor Hodgman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American children's author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Littleton, New Hampshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1920 |
| Place of death | Cambridge, Massachusetts |