November 6th, 2006 - ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ author dead - CNN.com
‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ author dead. This book and it’s sequel are classic tale of living simply (and hilariously). With a family of 12 kids, you have to live simply! It’s also a wonderful tale of a woman at the turn of the century raising a family and having a job on her own (after her husband dies). If you haven’t read the original books, they are great!
(The remake of the movie based on the book with Steve Martin has nothing to do with the orignal real story except for having 12 kids. For heaven’s sake, in the real story, the Dad dies early on!)