![]() ![]() ![]() According to one of the couple’s sons, when they went to look for their new house, the one they wanted wasn’t possible to view, so they bought a house down the street. When the family outgrew their New York City apartment, in 1955 they moved to the suburbs in Larchmont, NY - about 20 miles from Manhattan. Kerr, with six children instead of the movie version of four, was married to Walter, who also, as in the movie, changed his profession from professor to theater critic. The “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies” storyline runs very close to author Jean’s actual home life. The book was later made into a movie starring Doris Day and David Niven. Kerr and her husband, Walter Kerr, theater critic for The New York Times, raised their six children in the home that was the setting for Jean’s 1957 book. The New York home where best-selling author Jean Kerr wrote “Please Don’t Eat the Daisies” is for sale at $5.495 million. “'Please Don't Eat the Daisies'” Home For Sale” ![]()
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