Zoe Akins

Playwright

Birthday October 30, 1886

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Humansville, MO

DEATH DATE Oct 29, 1958 (71)

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About

Award-winning playwright and poet who wrote the dramatization of Edith Wharton's The Old Maid, set in New York City.

Before Fame

She first began her career in writing by pitching criticism pieces to various magazines and newspapers.

Trivia

She won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for The Old Maid.

Family Life

She married Hugo Rumbold.

Associated With

Actress Katherine Hepburn starred in her film Stage Struck.