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Mary Jane Ward
American writer
For the Irish-born Cambridge-based suffragist, see Mary Ward (suffragist).
For other people named Mary Ward, see Mary Ward (disambiguation).
Mary Jane Ward | |
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Mary Jane Ward at her typewriter | |
| Born | (1905-08-27)August 27, 1905 Fairmount, Indiana |
| Died | February 17, 1981(1981-02-17) (aged 75) Tucson, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable work | The Snake Pit |
Mary Jane Ward (August 27, 1905 in Fairmount, Indiana—February 17, 1981, in Tucson, Arizona) was an American novelist whose semi-autobiographical book The Snake Pit was made into an Oscar-winning film.
Works
Ward authored eight books during her lifetime, the most noted being The Snake Pit, which received widespread critical acclaim after its publication in 1946. Ward's semi-autobiographical story about a woman's recovery from mental illness made more than a hundred thousand dollars in its first month; it was quickly chosen for R