Novel: The Song of Bernadette ()
Published/Performed: 1941 (English trans 1942)
Author: Franz Werfel
Born: Sep 10, 1890 Prague Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic], Czech Republic
Passed: Aug 26, 1945 Beverly Hills, CA
Film: The Song of Bernadette
Released: 1943
Published/Performed: 1941 (English trans 1942)
Author: Franz Werfel
Born: Sep 10, 1890 Prague Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic], Czech Republic
Passed: Aug 26, 1945 Beverly Hills, CA
Film: The Song of Bernadette
Released: 1943
About the Novel The Song of Bernadette:
The Song of Bernadette is a 1942 novel that tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who, from February to July 1858 in Lourdes, France, reported eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The novel was written by Franz Werfel and was published in 1942. It was extremely popular, spending more than a year on the New York Times Best Seller list and 13 weeks in first place.
The 1954 film of the same name was adapted by George Seaton from the novel. It was directed by Henry King and starred Jennifer Jones as Bernadette Soubirous.
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