Edna Ferber

The story is that when author Edna Ferber went to lunch at New York's Algonquin Hotel, she saw Noel Coward. Edna was dressed in a suit - something that women were beginning to sport after the First World War.

"Edna," he said, "You look almost like a man.

"So do you," Edna replied.

Many people doubt the story. However an Official CooperToons Opinion is the authenticity of the quote is, if not completely certain, very likely one of Edna's bon mots. And for the reasoning - as slim as it may be - and for something more about Edna and her works, just click here.