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  2. Cheaper by the Dozen - Wikipedia

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    Lillian Gilbreth was described in the 1940s as "a genius in the art of living". [1] The best-selling biographical novel was composed by two of the children, who wrote about their childhoods. Gilbreth's home doubled as a sort of real-world laboratory that tested her and her husband Frank's ideas about education and efficiency. [1]

  3. Cheaper by the Dozen (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    The Cheaper by the Dozen franchise consists of a series of films and stage adaptations, [1] based on the real-life events of the Gilbreth family. Based on novels co-written by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, the film series includes two biographical films and three loosely-remade family comedy films inspired by their story.

  4. Frank Bunker Gilbreth - Wikipedia

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    Frank and Lillian Gilbreth often used their large family (and Frank himself) as guinea pigs in experiments. Their family exploits are lovingly detailed in the 1948 book Cheaper by the Dozen, written by son Frank Jr. and daughter Ernestine (Ernestine Gilbreth Carey). The book inspired a film and the title inspired a second and third unrelated ...

  5. Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. (March 17, 1911 – February 18, 2001) was an American journalist and author. He co-authored, with his sister Ernestine , the autobiographical bestsellers Cheaper by the Dozen (1948; which was adapted as a 1950 film ) and Belles on Their Toes (1950; which was adapted as a 1952 film ).

  6. Belles on Their Toes (film) - Wikipedia

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    Belles on Their Toes is a 1952 American family comedy film based on the autobiographical book Belles on Their Toes (1950) by siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The film, which debuted in New York City on May 2, 1952, was directed by Henry Levin , and Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron wrote the screenplay.

  7. The story of two Brooklyn sisters who forged a family of firsts

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    A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first Black female principal in NYC.

  8. Lillian Moller Gilbreth - Wikipedia

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    Cheaper by the Dozen (1948) and Belles on Their Toes (1950), written by two of their children (Ernestine and Frank Jr.) tell the story of their family life and describe how time-and-motion studies were applied to the organization and daily activities of their large family. [3] Both books were later made into feature films. [3]

  9. Belles on Their Toes - Wikipedia

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    Belles on Their Toes is a 1950 autobiographical book written by the siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It is the follow-up to their book Cheaper by the Dozen (1948), and covers the period after Frank Gilbreth, Sr. died. It was adapted as a film in 1952.