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Jean Kerr


Born
in Scranton, Pennsylvania, The United States
July 10, 1922

Died
January 05, 2003

Genre
Humor, Literature & Fiction, Theater


Jean Kerr was an American author and playwright, best known for her humorous bestseller, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, and the plays King of Hearts and Mary, Mary. She was married to drama critic Walter Kerr and was the mother of six children. ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 5,132 ratings · 289 reviews · 52 distinct works • Similar authors
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
3.90 avg rating — 4,340 ratings — published 1957 — 66 editions
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The Snake Has All the Lines
4.05 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 1960 — 32 editions
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Penny Candy
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3.87 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 1966 — 13 editions
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HOW I GOT TO B PERFCT
3.92 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1978 — 7 editions
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Mary, Mary
3.64 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions
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Lunch hour: A comedy
3.53 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1982 — 8 editions
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Union Oyster House Cookbook...
4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions
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Poor Richard: A Comedy in T...
3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 5 editions
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Finishing Touches.
3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1974 — 8 editions
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Mary, Mary and Other Plays
3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1964 — 3 editions
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“I make mistakes; I'll be the second to admit it.”
― Jean Kerr, The Snake Has All the Lines
tags: humor, mistakes
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“I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?”
― Jean Kerr
tags: beauty
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“Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee in your hand and you start to sneeze? ”
― Jean Kerr
tags: coffee, humor
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