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Ellen Foster is a 1987 novel by American novelist Kaye Gibbons. It was a selection of Oprah's Book Club in October 1997. Background
Kaye Gibbons (born May 5, 1960) is an American novelist.Her first novel, Ellen Foster (1987), received the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, a Special Citation from the Ernest Hemingway Foundation and the Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Prize in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Judith Ellen Horton Foster (November 3, 1840 – August 11, 1910) was an American lecturer, temperance worker, suffragist, and lawyer. She is thought to be the first woman in Iowa who was actually engaged in practice and the fourth woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Iowa.
Judith Ellen Foster, a lawyer from Iowa, served as chief of the Committee on Constitution, to set the attendees right on legal points in general. Dr. Dr. Harriet Schneider French , a physician of Philadelphia, spoke about the relation of alcohol to medicine.
It stars Ellen Burstyn as a widow who travels with her preteen son across the Southwestern United States in search of a better life. Kris Kristofferson , Billy "Green" Bush , Diane Ladd , Valerie Curtin , Lelia Goldoni , Vic Tayback , Jodie Foster , Alfred Lutter , and Harvey Keitel appear in supporting roles.
In fact, the driver of the car was Keith Ferris, a married man with whom Vivian was having an affair. Sheppard's own wife, Vivian's mother, ran away from him, and he has a psychotic break when confronted with the truth about his daughter's car crash. Thinking Ellen is Vivian, and angry about his wife running off, Sheppard shoots at Ellen.
Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades , including an Academy Award , a Tony Award , and two Primetime Emmy Awards , making her one of the few performers to achieve the " Triple Crown of Acting ".
Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons , for which she won three Emmy Awards.