A stricken tree, a living thing, so beautiful, so dignified, so admirable in its potential longevity, is, next to man, perhaps the most touching of wounded objects.

Edna Ferber (August 15 1885 – April 16 1968) was an American novelist short story writer and playwright. Film portrayal
Ferber was portrayed by the actress Lili Taylor in the 1994 film Mrs. " Ferber did take a maternal interest in the career of her niece Janet Fox an actress who performed in the original Broadway casts of Ferber's plays Dinner at Eight and Stage Door.

Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924) Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical) Cimarron (1929; made into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture) and Giant (1952; made into the 1956 Hollywood movie).