This article is about the 1945 film. For the novel, see A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director and producer. ... Betty Smith was an American author, born in Brooklyn in 1896, who wrote the instant bestseller, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, published in 1943. ... Dorothy McGuire and Kent Smith in The Spiral Staircase Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. ... Blondell in Nightmare Alley (1947) Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 - December 25, 1979) was an Oscar-nominated American actress. ... James Dunn may refer to: James Dunn (actor), (Bad Girl, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn]]) James Dunn (politician), formerly MP for Liverpool, Kirkdale James Whitney Dunn, U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan James Dunn (theologian), Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet... Llyod Nolan (August 11, 1902-September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn book cover A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is an American novel by Betty Smith first published in 1943. ...

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is a 1945 film directed by Elia Kazan, starring James Dunn, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, and Peggy Ann Garner. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director and producer. ... James Dunn may refer to: James Dunn (actor), (Bad Girl, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn]]) James Dunn (politician), formerly MP for Liverpool, Kirkdale James Whitney Dunn, U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan James Dunn (theologian), Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet... Dorothy McGuire and Kent Smith in The Spiral Staircase Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. ...

The film is based on an American novel by Betty Smith first published in 1943. It relates the coming-of-age story of its main character, Francie Nolan, against a backdrop of tenement life in Brooklyn, New York at the turn of the 20th century. Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Betty Smith was an American author, born in Brooklyn in 1896, who wrote the instant bestseller, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, published in 1943. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Categories: Stub | House types ... Main article: New York City A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

External links

• A Tree Grows In Brooklyn at The Internet Movie Database