A Conversation With Julie Gilbert about Giant Love

In this episode, we talk with Julie Gilbert about her new book Giant Love, which explores the life and legacy of trailblazing novelist and playwright Edna Ferber. Ferber, a Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote Giant in 1952—a controversial bestseller that sparked outrage in Texas but went on to inspire George Stevens’ Academy Award-winning epic starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean. Gilbert takes us inside the making of both the novel and the film, from Ferber’s battles with Stevens to the casting of Hollywood legends and the behind-the-scenes drama that made Giant an American classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices