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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Directed by Elia Kazan. With Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Lloyd Nolan. Encouraged by her idealistic if luckless father, a bright and imaginative young woman comes of age in a Brooklyn tenement during the early 1900s.
Apr 15, 2024 · A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a coming-of-age novel by Betty Smith that was published in 1943 and is considered to be a classic of children’s literature and American literature. The novel centers on a working-class girl named Francie Nolan growing up in Brooklyn, New York, in the early 20th century.
4.29. 466,989 ratings27,271 reviews. The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn begins on a Saturday afternoon in the summer of 1912 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where a tree called the Tree of Heaven grows amidst the tenement houses. Francie Nolan is eleven years old, and she and her brother are collecting junk to exchange for pennies.
Mar 2, 2024 · During World War II, writes law professor Molly Guptill Manning, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was one of the most popular books among the Armed Services Editions, which were mass-produced...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1945 American drama film that marked the debut of Elia Kazan as a dramatic film director.
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A girl in the slums tries to find her way with the help of her devoted mother and alcoholic father. Cast & Crew. Read More. Elia Kazan. Director. Dorothy Mcguire. Katie Nolan. Joan Blondell. Aunt Sissy. James Dunn. Johnny Nolan.
