Belles on Their Toes
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Belles on Their Toes is a 1950 book written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr.
and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
. This book was the follow-up to the 1948 book Cheaper by the Dozen
which covered the period before Frank Gilbreth Sr died. Belles on Their Toes was written about the family after the death of Frank Bunker Gilbreth
, and how they survived. This book is also the first time where the absence of the second oldest child, Mary Gilbreth, is explained; she died of diphtheria
in 1912 at age six.
Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr.
Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. was co-author, with his sister Ernestine, of Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes...
and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Ernestine Moller Gilbreth Carey was an American author.-Biography:Born in New York City, she was the daughter of Lillian Moller Gilbreth and Frank Bunker Gilbreth, early 20th-century pioneers of time and motion study and what would now be called organizational behavior...
. This book was the follow-up to the 1948 book Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen is a biographical book written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey that tells the story of time and motion study and efficiency experts Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, and their twelve children. The book focuses on the many years the...
which covered the period before Frank Gilbreth Sr died. Belles on Their Toes was written about the family after the death of Frank Bunker Gilbreth
Frank Bunker Gilbreth
Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Sr. was an early advocate of scientific management and a pioneer of motion study, but is perhaps best known as the father and central figure of Cheaper by the Dozen.- Biography :...
, and how they survived. This book is also the first time where the absence of the second oldest child, Mary Gilbreth, is explained; she died of diphtheria
Diphtheria
Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity...
in 1912 at age six.
See also
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film)Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film)Cheaper by the Dozen is a 1950 film based upon the 1948 book Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The film and book describe growing up in a family with twelve children in Montclair, New Jersey. It was made in Technicolor with Leon Shamroy as cinematographer...
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film about a family with 12 children . The film takes its title from the 1948 biography of the same name of Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth and their 12 children, but other than the title and the concept of a family with 12 children,...