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Sophie Kerr(1880-1965)

  • Writer
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Sophie Kerr was born on 23 August 1880 in Denton, Maryland, USA. She was a writer, known for Beauty's Worth (1922), Big Hearted Herbert (1934) and Fickle Women (1920). She was married to John DeLoss Underwood. She died on 6 February 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornAugust 23, 1880
DiedFebruary 6, 1965(84)
BornAugust 23, 1880
DiedFebruary 6, 1965(84)
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Known for

Marion Davies in Beauty's Worth (1922)
Beauty's Worth
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1922
Guy Kibbee and Aline MacMahon in Big Hearted Herbert (1934)
Big Hearted Herbert
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1934
Fickle Women (1920)
Fickle Women
  • Writer
  • 1920
The Invisible Bond (1919)
The Invisible Bond
  • Writer
  • 1919

Credits

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Writer

  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1956–1957
  • Fireside Theatre (1949)
    Fireside Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 1954
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Theatre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1949
  • George Reeves, Jan Clayton, and Grant Mitchell in Father Is a Prince (1940)
    Father Is a Prince
    6.2
    • from a play by (as Sophie Kerr Underwood)
    • 1940
  • People Will Talk (1935)
    People Will Talk
    6.7
    • story "Such a Lovely Couple"
    • 1935
  • Guy Kibbee and Aline MacMahon in Big Hearted Herbert (1934)
    Big Hearted Herbert
    6.2
    • based on a play adapted by
    • from a story by
    • 1934
  • Cary Grant and Nancy Carroll in The Woman Accused (1933)
    The Woman Accused
    6.2
    • Liberty Magazine serial chapter
    • 1933
  • Agnes Ayres in Worldly Goods (1924)
    Worldly Goods
    • story
    • 1924
  • Laura La Plante in Young Ideas (1924)
    Young Ideas
    • story "Relative Values"
    • 1924
  • Marion Davies in Beauty's Worth (1922)
    Beauty's Worth
    6.4
    • from the story by
    • 1922
  • Wanda Hawley and Forrest Stanley in The House That Jazz Built (1921)
    The House That Jazz Built
    • story "Sweetie Peach"
    • 1921
  • Fickle Women (1920)
    Fickle Women
    • story "Sitting on the World"
    • 1920
  • The Invisible Bond (1919)
    The Invisible Bond
    • novel "The See-Saw: A Story of To-day"
    • 1919
  • Lillian Walker in The Blue Envelope Mystery (1916)
    The Blue Envelope Mystery
    • novel
    • 1916

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sophie Kerr Underwood
  • Born
    • August 23, 1880
    • Denton, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • February 6, 1965
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • John DeLoss Underwood1904 - 1908 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Story: "Worldly Goods" (filmed as Worldly Goods (1924))

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    The Sophie Kerr Award is given to the senior who shows the most promise as a writer at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. More than $750,000 has been awarded since the award's inception in 1968.

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