It became a film in 1960 starring david niven and doris day, and a. Dont eat the daisies this was one of the books i snuck out of moms reading pile and read on my own. The series ran for 58 halfhour episodes and starred patricia crowley and mark miller. Popular twoseason sitcom based upon the book by jean kerr. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Based on the bestselling autobiographical book of the same name, written by jean kerr, wife of powerful new york theatre critic walter kerr. Until her death on january 5, 2003, this was the home of humorist and playwright jean kerr, memorialized in please dont eat the daisies.
Please dont eat the daisies has sold millions of copies since its original publication in 1957. Jean kerr, an irishamerican author and playwright, was famous for several plays, books, and several musicals. It became a film in 1960 starring david niven and doris day, and a television series in 1965. Based on the bestselling book and movie of the same name please dont eat the daisies 1960. Please dont eat the daisies was inspired by the book jean kerr, wife of herald tribune theater critic walter kerr wrote about her domestic bliss.
The movie was directed by charles walters and produced by joe pasternak, with martin melcher days husband as associate producer the screenplay, partly inspired by the book of the same name by jean. Kerrs appearances in varying magazines, from harpers bazaar, mccalls, ladies home journal, sep, to harpers and the n. Please dont eat the daisies was based on a bestselling book by jean kerr. Please dont eat the daisies film wikimili, the free. A big old house inhabited by a married couple, their four boys, and a sheepdog named ladadog, it starred patricia crowley and mark miller. Please dont eat the daisies 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Please dont eat the daisies large print book, 1957. The manhattanites schlep to the suburbs story is there, all right, in one chapter. Please dont eat the daisies jean kerr the author recounts her life as a playwright, as the wife of a theater critic, and the mother of four boys. Set in ridgemont, new york, the nashes are an unusual suburban family.
Doris day sings please dont eat the daisies with pictures from the movie. Welcome to the quizmoz please dont eat the daisies book quiz. Please dont eat the daisies jean kerr stuck in a book. Quizmoz offers one of the internets largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced quizmoz quiz masters. Jean kerr humorous episodes in the life of the kerr family of two adults and four boys. Drama critic larry mckay, his wife kate, and their four sons move from their crowded manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. Times magazine, indicate the wide audience that knows her name and that should want to buy her book. Based on the bestselling novel by jean kerr, please dont eat the daisies is the story of a new york city family, the mackays four boys, a wife kate doris day and her husband larry david niven. Kate doris day finally wins over lawrence david niven to a move to the country, comedy with sons charles herbert, flip mark, stanley livingston, baby gellert and maid patsy kelly ensues, in please dont eat the daisies, 1960. Skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content english english, collapsed. It became a film in 1960 starring david niven and doris day. The book was made into a 1960 movie starring doris day and david niven. Suddenly, larry finds success as a powerful theater critic, and kate wants to move out to the country, which was always their dream. Based on the book please dont eat the daisies by jean kerr garden city, nj, 1957.
What i find is a collection of essays from various magazines that kerr wrote in the 1950s. A university professor leaves his job to become a theater critic, creating problems with his family and friends. Please dont eat the daisies by jean kerr 3,435 ratings, 3. The snake has all the lines 1960 was in the same vein as the earlier book. She was a playwright and humorist married to walter kerr, a wellknown drama critic. Please support tcmdb by adding to this information. Popular videos please dont eat the daisies youtube.
Doris days fixer upper in please dont eat the daisies. Doubleday, 1957 is a bestselling collection of humorous essays by american humorist and playwright jean kerr about suburban living and raising four boys. Please dont eat the daisies is a 1960 metrocolor comedy film in cinemascope starring doris day and david niven, made by euterpe inc. Same day flower delivery east kilbride order by 1pm, dont eat the daisies florist. Please dont eat the daisies audiobook by jean kerr. They had six children christopher, twins colin and john, gilbert, gregory, and kitty. Please dont eat the daisies by jean kerr, paperback. The author describes amusing episodes in her life as. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. A playwright, the wife of the herald tribunes drama critic, and recently a columnist, mrs. Please dont eat the daisies tv series 19651967 imdb. While currently in the hospital, as kerr describes in the penultimate essay in this book, i was looking for light reading, emphasis on light. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Buy a cheap copy of please dont eat the daisies book by jean kerr.
Please don t eat the daisies the series was based upon the 1957 book by jean kerr and 1960 film starring doris day and david niven. Jean kerr 19222003 was an irishamerican author and playwright born in scranton, pennsylvania, and best known for her humorous bestseller, please dont eat the daisies, and the plays king of hearts and mary, mary. Please dont eat the daisies opening credits nbc sitcom. The movie was directed by charles walters and produced by joe pasternak, with martin melcher days husband as associate pro. Please dont eat the daisies partially found television. Jean kerr july 10, 1922 january 5, 2003 was an irishamerican author and playwright born in scranton, pennsylvania, and best known for her humorous bestseller please dont eat the daisies as well as the plays king of hearts and mary, mary. The series was loosely based on both the 1960 film of the same name starring doris day and david niven, as well as the jean kerr authored book from 1957. It is a hilarious feelgood doris day film at the height of the mid. Local flower shop, send bouquets, funeral flowers, wedding flowers. Jim nash, a college english professor, and his lazy wife joan, a newspaper columnist, live with their four rambunctious sons, a tolerant family maid, and a huge sheep dog. Interesting glimpse into life and theater scene in new york in the fifties. Other articles where please dont eat the daisies is discussed.
Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Shirley jacksons life among the savages 1956 and jean kerr s please dont eat the daisies 1957 spoke for the housewife and what they said was the polar opposite of the commercials and sitcoms. Find please dont eat the daisies by kerr, jean at biblio. The book was a bestseller and was adapted as a popular motion picture and later a television series under the same title. Jean kerr was an american author and playwright, best known for her humorous bestseller, please dont eat the daisies, and the plays king of hearts and mary, mary. Please dont eat the daisies by jean kerr goodreads. My knowledge of please dont eat the daisies stemmed entirely from the film with doris day. Collection universallibrary contributor universal digital library language english. Please dont eat the daisies work by kerr britannica. Please dont eat the daisies is a television family sitcom that aired on nbc from 1965 to 1967. She was married to drama critic walter kerr and was the mother of six children.
Please dont eat the daisies tv series 19651967 plot. The book was a best seller and was adapted as a popular motion picture and later a television series. The essays do not have a plot or throughstoryline, but the book sold so well it was later adapted into a film starring doris day and david niven. Delafields provincial lady will always be the doyenne, and so read kerrs please dont eat the daisies 1957. Please dont eat the daisies 1960 plot summary imdb. The title comes from one of her essays about raising children the inspiration for a movie, but much of the short. Now you can hear why many consider jean kerr to be one of americas funniest writers. What other book might you compare please dont eat the daisies to and why. The book was a bestseller and was adapted as a popular motion picture and later a television series. Dont eat the daisies florist east kilbride 055 571600. The essays do not have a plot or throughstoryline, but the book sold so well it.