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Mary Jane Ward was an American novelist whose semi-autobiographical book The Snake Pit was made into an Oscar-winning film.

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Mary Jane Ward

American writer

For the Irish-born Cambridge-based suffragist, see Mary Ward (suffragist).

For other people named Mary Ward, see Mary Ward (disambiguation).

Mary Jane Ward
Mary Jane Ward at her typewriter
Born	(1905-08-27)August 27, 1905 Fairmount, Indiana
Died	February 17, 1981(1981-02-17) (aged 75) Tucson, Arizona
Nationality	American
Occupation	Novelist
Notable work	The Snake Pit

Mary Jane Ward (August 27, 1905 in Fairmount, Indiana—February 17, 1981, in Tucson, Arizona) was an American novelist whose semi-autobiographical book The Snake Pit was made into an Oscar-winning film.

Works

Ward authored eight books during her lifetime, the most noted being The Snake Pit, which received widespread critical acclaim after its publication in 1946. Ward's semi-autobiographical story about a woman's recovery from mental illness made more than a hundred thousand dollars in its first month; it was quickly chosen for R