Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. (1911–2001)
Author of Cheaper by the Dozen
About the Author
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., March 17, 1911 - February 18, 2001 Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. was born march 17, 1911 in Plainfield New Jersey to Frank B. Gilbreth Sr., an efficiency expert and Lillian M. Gilbreth, an educator. He was one of twelve children who grew up together in Montclair, NJ. He is, in fact show more known for the book he and his sister Ernestine Gilbreth Carey wrote together about that selfsame childhood, entitled Cheaper By the Dozen. He graduated from the University of Michigan where he was editor for the college paper, the Michigan Daily. After college, Gilbreth worked as a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, the Associated Press in Raleigh, NC and then New York and finally ended up at the Post and Courier in Charleston, SC. He wrote the column "Doing the Charleston" from the late '40's till 1993, as well as the added duties of assistant publisher of the Post and Courier and vice president of Evening Post Publishing Company. Glibreth also wrote the Dictionary of Charlsetonese, a pamphlet which made fun of the Charleston accent. While Gilbreth was known for Cheaper By the Dozen, he also wrote it's sequel Belles on Their Toes, both of which were made into feature films. He has also written eight other books and was named to the South Carolina Academy of Authors in 1998. His column in the Courier and Post was one of the longest running columns in the United States. Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. died on Sunday, February 18, 2001 at the age of 89. show less
Disambiguation Notice:
The popular works “Cheaper by the Dozen” and “Belles on Their Toes” were written by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and his sister Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Their father, Frank B. Gilbreth, Sr. was an author in his own right who wrote, alone or with his wife Lillian, a number of works in the field of Motion Study and Efficiency.
Series
Works by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
Cheaper by the Dozen [dramatization] 3 copies
Associated Works
The Best of Both Worlds: An Anthology of Stories for All Ages (1968) — Contributor — 25 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Gilbreth Jr., Frank B.
- Legal name
- Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, Jr.
- Birthdate
- 1911-03-17
- Date of death
- 2001-02-18
- Burial location
- Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
- Place of death
- Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Places of residence
- Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Charleston, South Carolina, USA - Occupations
- journalist
- Relationships
- Carey, Ernestine Gilbreth (sister)
Gilbreth, Frank B., Sr. (father)
Gilbreth, Lillian (mother) - Organizations
- The Charleston Post and Courier
- Disambiguation notice
- The popular works “Cheaper by the Dozen” and “Belles on Their Toes” were written by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and his sister Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Their father, Frank B. Gilbreth, Sr. was an author in his own right who wrote, alone or with his wife Lillian, a number of works in the field of Motion Study and Efficiency.
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Yup, still as delightful as it was when I was a kid. Somehow I missed, back then, that Mother, too, was an engineer. And the bonus of re-reading it now is that I can go online and find out that the Time-Motion analyses were real, and even see some of the films and promotional pictures. My family values efficiency & economy to a very high degree, but we're pikers compared to Gilbreth. I would have loved to learn Morse code the way these kids did! Really too bad Dad died so young, but many men did back then. Anyway, yes, if you haven't treated yourself to this yet, it's about time you did. Oh, and I have no interest in a movie version.… (more)
The story of two orphans from New York city, who go to live with their grandmother in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1932. The grandmother has disowned their father.
This book had an awkward beginning, the children who are trying to fit into what they have read about "southern" culture, are quite rude to the black chauffer/servant who comes to pick them up at the train station. He sets them straight, but some of the dialog and comments make for cringe-worthy reading at this time. After that, it isn't any worse than other books written in that time about the earlier times in the south. In fact, I would say that it is better than most.
Gilbreth is masterful at forming characters, and each character in this tale is fully formed. The great uncle is a charmer and eccentric, the grandmother formidable and somewhat pitiful for all her bluster. The narrator, a twelve year old boy (actually him as an adult remembering, but told from the twelve year old's perspective), is witty and compassionate. His sister is an interesting mix of adolescent and a young woman who has practically raised her brother. By the end of the book, I found it hard to leave the family, and wondering if the author wrote a sequel. Apparently, he did not.… (more)
This book had an awkward beginning, the children who are trying to fit into what they have read about "southern" culture, are quite rude to the black chauffer/servant who comes to pick them up at the train station. He sets them straight, but some of the dialog and comments make for cringe-worthy reading at this time. After that, it isn't any worse than other books written in that time about the earlier times in the south. In fact, I would say that it is better than most.
Gilbreth is masterful at forming characters, and each character in this tale is fully formed. The great uncle is a charmer and eccentric, the grandmother formidable and somewhat pitiful for all her bluster. The narrator, a twelve year old boy (actually him as an adult remembering, but told from the twelve year old's perspective), is witty and compassionate. His sister is an interesting mix of adolescent and a young woman who has practically raised her brother. By the end of the book, I found it hard to leave the family, and wondering if the author wrote a sequel. Apparently, he did not.… (more)
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Y'know, it's interesting growing up in a town of 1100, with a mother who didn't buy many books because, after all, we did have a free library. Sure, I guess the adult section was well-enough stocked to keep her busy in the time she could spare from the three of us. But there are *so many* children's books I missed out on. And so many I read over and over again. And also some adult books I found to read and reread, like this, and [a:Robert Benchley|21049|Robert Benchley|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1276734925p2/21049.jpg], [a:Emily Kimbrough|147203|Emily Kimbrough|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], and [a:James Thurber|16839|James Thurber|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1183238729p2/16839.jpg], etc. I wonder if this will hold up now that I'm approaching empty-nest....… (more)