Cheaper by the Dozen is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey , published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bestselling book was later adapted into a feature film by Twentieth Century Fox in 1950 and followed up by the sequel, Belles on Their Toes (1950), which was adapted as a 1952 film .
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40-450: A few extra minutes, connecting back to the time efficiency specialist that the father, Frank Gilbreth, was in the 1950 film. On August 6, 2019, following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney , Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that a reboot of Cheaper by the Dozen was in development and would premiere on the company's streaming service, Disney+ . Gail Lerner was selected to direct
60-503: A red light, a pedestrian would ask, "Hey, Mister! How come you got so many kids?" Gilbreth would pretend to ponder the question carefully, and then, just as the light turned green, would say, "Well, they come cheaper by the dozen, you know", and drive off. At several points in the book, a total number of children is spoken of as being 12. In real life, although the Gilbreths had 12 children who survived infanthood, only up to 11 were living at
80-401: A widowed working mother and one income, the children will have to assume much greater responsibilities. The birth order in which Cheaper by the Dozen portrays some of the children is not the same order in which the real Gilbreth children were born. For example, Robert (who was born in 1920) is shown as being born in 1922, as the last child after Jane (who was born in 1922). This is reversed in
100-502: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cheaper by the Dozen The book tells the story of time and motion study and efficiency experts Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth , and their children as they reside in Montclair, New Jersey , for many years. Lillian Gilbreth was described in the 1940s as "a genius in
120-520: Is sent on a lecture tour to Europe, expecting to visit Prague and London . He phones Lillian from the station but the line goes dead; he has had a heart attack. After Frank's sudden death, the family agree that Lillian will continue with her husband's work, beginning with giving his lectures in Europe; this enables the family to remain in their house, rather than move to their grandmother's in California. With
140-491: Is unadorned and matter of fact, and its organizational structure is a bit difficult to detect, but what matters most is that it is a touching family portrait that also happens to be very, very funny." The book won the French International Humor Award and has been translated into a dozen languages. Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) Cheaper by the Dozen is a 1950 American comedy film based upon
160-416: The Dozen has been adapted as a musical, dramatized by Christopher Sergel with a score by David Rogers and Mark Bucci. Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), starring comedians Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt , have little relationship with the book other than the title and the focus on a family with 12 children. On the cover of Kate's book (Kate is the female lead character in
180-746: The Year in 1948, a title bestowed by the Twentieth Century Club of Buffalo . Reviews from critics were mostly positive. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote that "it all adds up to entertainment of a broad, brash and innocent sort." Variety called it "a lot of fun" with "a lot of humor, and just enough clutching at the heart to please any audience." Harrison's Reports called it "delightfully amusing" with comedy "that keeps one chuckling throughout and at times reaches hilarious proportions." "Pleasant light entertainment", reported The Monthly Film Bulletin . John McCarten of The New Yorker
200-507: The art of living". 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. The book is more of a series of stories, many of which are humorous, with little overarching narrative. The title comes from one of Frank Sr.'s favorite jokes: it often happened that when he and his family were out driving and stopped at
220-481: The autobiographical book Cheaper by the Dozen (1948) by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey . The film and book describe growing up in a family with twelve children, in Montclair, New Jersey . The title comes from one of Gilbreth's favorite jokes, which played out in the film, that when he and his family were out driving and stopped at a red light, a pedestrian would ask: "Hey, mister! How come you got so many kids?" Gilbreth would pretend to ponder
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#1732847868050240-472: The film with a script co-written by Kenya Barris and Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry . Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff landed starring roles in the film, which was released on March 18, 2022. Re-reading the book in 2003, Pulitzer Prize –winning critic Jonathan Yardley wrote in The Washington Post : "[I]t is a joy to report that Cheaper by the Dozen still reads remarkably well. ... The prose ...
260-403: The film, Frank employs unorthodox teaching methods on his children and the children clash with their parents. Frank takes every opportunity to study motion and increase efficiency, including filming his children's tonsillectomies to see if there are ways to streamline the operation. He escorts his daughter to her prom as a chaperone but ends up chatting and dancing with her female friends. Frank
280-423: The movie's sequel. In real life, Mary, who was the second child, died in 1912, aged 5. However, in the film Cheaper by the Dozen , Mary is placed as the third child after Ernestine, and has few or no lines. Both Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were important figures in real life. The voice-over at the end of the film informs the audience that Lillian went on to become the world's leading efficiency expert and Woman of
300-422: The movies), the title is shown to be Cheaper by the Dozen , and the author's maiden name appears as Gilbreth (the name of the real family in the book upon which the 1950 film was based). During a game of Apple Schmear, Nora tells Hank that her "Great Grandma Gilbreth" invented the game. Furthermore, Lorraine and Tom argue about how much time she should be allotted in front of the mirror in the mornings. He allots her
320-434: The oldest child (Anne) was 20 years old and the youngest (Jane) was nearly two years old. Cheaper by the Dozen was made into a 1950 motion picture , starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy as Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. The film was produced by 20th Century Fox . Cheaper by the Dozen was adapted as a stage play in 1992 by Christopher Sergel. It played at Grey Lite Theatre in 1992, directed by Lori David. Cheaper by
340-603: The question carefully, and then, just as the light turned green, would say: "Well, they come cheaper by the dozen, you know", and drive off. The story of the Gilbreth family is continued in the book Belles on Their Toes , which was adapted as a film in 1952 , with some of the original cast. The film follows time and motion study and efficiency expert Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. and his wife, psychologist Lillian Moller Gilbreth , as they raise 12 children in 1920's Providence, Rhode Island and Montclair, New Jersey . Throughout
360-402: The time of the stories. In fact, when Mary died of diphtheria at age five, seven of her siblings were not yet born, so there never were 12 children alive at the same time. The only chapter that mentions Mary by name is the one that tells the stories of the children's births; otherwise, she is not mentioned and her absence is not explained. It was not until the sequel, Belles on Their Toes ,
380-423: The timing are not always made clear. For example, Bill is mentioned as having been six years old at the time of the story in which he honks the car horn while his father is under the hood trying to fix the engine. This would have been around 1919, before the three youngest children were born, though this detail is not mentioned. The book ends with the sudden death of Frank Sr, which occurred in 1924. At that time,
400-402: Was published in 1950 that Mary's death is mentioned in a footnote. In the rest of the book, only the 11 children who lived to adulthood are mentioned by name. From oldest to youngest, they are Anne, Ernestine (Ern), Martha (Mart), Frank Jr., Bill, Lillian (Lill), Fred, Dan, John (Jack), Bob, and Jane. The stories in the book are organized topically. They skip around in time, and the details of
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