Edward Streeter (August 1, 1891 - March 31, 1976) was an American novelist and journalist, best known for the novel Father of the Bride and his Dere Mable series. August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter announces that shes engaged, until the wedding actually occurs. ...

Streeter began his career as a reporter for the Buffalo, New York newspaper the Buffalo Express as a war correspondent and travel writer. He grew in notoriety with his "Dere Mable" letters, a humorous column from an illiterate soldier writing home. Serialized between 1917 and 1919 in the "Gas Attack", they were inspired by Streeter's time spent on an army base (Camp Wadsworth, near Spartansburg SC) during World War I. The humorous letters were compiled in 1919 in Streeter's first full-length book Dere Mabel. Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown Area  - City 52. ... NY redirects here. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... See also: 1918 in literature, other events of 1919, 1920 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

After returning home from the war, Streeter pursued writing casually, deciding to focus on his work as a businessman. For eight years he served as assistant vice president, before transitioning to the Fifth Avenue Bank in New York City, where he served as vice president for twenty-five years. A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... The Bank of New York (NYSE: BK), sometimes BNY, is a global financial services company operating in four primary business areas: Securities servicing Treasury management Investment management Private banking Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation will merge. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

While serving as VP of the Fifth Avenue Bank, Streeter published short stories and articles in magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post and McCall's. In 1938, he published his first novel, Daily Except Sundays. He waited another eleven years, however, before publishing his next novel. Published in 1949, the comic satire Father of the Bride became an instant bestseller and was listed among The New York Times list of bestselling novels for the year. The following year, it was adapted into a successful film starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. There have been many publications called the Saturday Evening Post; several were/are local British newspapers. ... Cover of the March 1911 issue McCalls was a monthly American womens magazine that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of six million in 1960. ... See also: 1937 in literature, other events of 1938, 1939 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1948 in literature, other events of 1949, 1950 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter announces that shes engaged, until the wedding actually occurs. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States, as determined by Publishers Weekly. ... Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter announces that shes engaged, until the wedding actually occurs. ... Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ...

After his breakthrough success, Streeter continued to write successful novels. Of the most notable of his subsequent works are Mr. Hobbs' Vacation (1954, filmed in 1962), "Merry Christmas Mr. Baxter" (1956), and Chairman of the Bored (1961). He finished his writing career with 1969's grim semi-autobiographical Ham Martin, Class of '17. Mr. ... Merry Christmas Mr. ... See also: 1968 in literature, other events of 1969, 1970 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

In all of his novels, Streeter showed remarkable perception into human nature, and a wonderfully erudite dry wit. If there is a basic theme to his main characters, it is that they are usually men who feel put-upon, but eventually realize that they are taking themselves much too seriously (Father of the Bride, "Merry Christmas Mr. Baxter", and Mr. Hobbs' Vacation are typical examples.) Merry Christmas Mr. ...

Streeter died on March 31, 1976. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ...

Bibliography

• Dere Mable (1919)
• Daily Except Sunday (1938)
• Father of the Bride (1949)
• Skoal Scandinavia (1952)
• Mr. Hobbs' Vacation (1954)
• "Merry Christmas Mr. Baxter" (1956)
• Mr. Robbins Rides Again (1957)
• Window on America (1957)
• Chairman of the Bored (1961)
• Along the Ridge (1964)
• Ham Martin, Class of '17 (1969)

Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter announces that shes engaged, until the wedding actually occurs. ... Mr. ... Merry Christmas Mr. ...

External links

• Works by Edward Streeter at Project Gutenberg