What is the name of the efficiency expert who wrote a book and a fun
movie was made about him and his family?  He had something like 10
kids, and he used to time them on various tasks to find out the most
efficeint method for doing mundane things such as 1)brushing teeth
2)washing dishes 3)typing etc.
What is the name of the man and what is the name of his wife?  I
recall that when he died, she took over his speaking engagements and
became something of a celebrity in her own right.

I would like:
1) His name and year of death
2) His wife's name
3) Name of movie, actors, produced when?
4) Name of book he wrote, copywrite date, ISBN number if it exists
5) search terms

Thank you very much!

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Clarification of Question by inquiring-ga on 24 Sep 2004 06:29 PDT

Spelling errors, sorry I was in a rush:
1)efficient (line 4)
2)copyright (line 14, number 4) I'm not even awake yet!

Hi inquiring,

The following are the answers to your questions including excerpts
anhd sources for verification:


1) His name and year of death

Frank Bunker Gilbreth 

Died on June 14, 1924

The Gilbreth Network: Biography
http://gilbrethnetwork.tripod.com/bio.html

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2) His wife's name

Lillian Moeller Gilbreth

"Frank Gilbreth's partner in both life and business was Lillian
Moeller Gilbreth, who was a scientist in her own right. Lillian lived
for many years after Frank's relatively early death, and carried on
his career works in industrial productivity. A trained psychologist,
she achieved national acclaim and was recognized by Congress for her
work. Among other things, she patented an electric food mixer and a
trash can with a step-on lid opener. A popular book and 20th-Century
Fox movie, "Cheaper By The Dozen," tells the story of their marriage
and family. A sequel, "Bells On Their Toes," was written by one of the
Gilbreth daughters."

Engineering Education Service Center
http://www.engineeringedu.com/issue30.html

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3) Name of movie, actors, produced when?

"Cheaper by the Dozen"

"A hilarious story about the great husband-and-wife team of science
and engineering, Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. The book describes the
funny life of the Gilbreth?s along with their twelve children, and
their incorporation of work into family life is now legendary. This is
truly a funny story about American life during the early days of the
20th century."

Engineering Education Service Center
http://www.engineeringedu.com/issue30.html


Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) 
Directed by Shawn Levy

Writing credits:
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. 
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey 


Full Cast and Crew is located here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349205/fullcredits#writers


"The Bakers, a family of 12, move from small-town Illinois to the big
city after Tom Baker (Martin) gets his dream job to coach his alma
mater's football team. Meanwhile, his wife (Hunt) also gets her dream
of getting her book published. While she's away promoting the book,
Tom has a hard time keeping the house in order while at the same time
coaching his football team, as the once happy family starts falling
apart."

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349205/plotsummary


The movie is available for purchase at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001EFTH4/102-7863180-0367344?v=glance

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4) Name of book he wrote, copywrite date, ISBN number if it exists

Books written by Frank Gilbreth:

Bricklaying System - ISBN: 0879600349 - NY and Chicago, The Myron C.
Clark Publishing Co., 1909. [Easton, PA, Hive Publishing (reprint),
1974.]

Concrete System - ISBN: 087960106X - NY, The Engineering News Publishing Co., 1908

Field System - ISBN: 0879600276 - NY & Chicago, The Myron C. Clark
Publishing Co., 1908. Reprint, Easton: Hive Publishing, 1973.

Motion Study - ISBN: 0879600160 - NY, D. Van Nostrand Co., 1911. [
Reprint, Easton: Hive Publishing, not dated.]

Primer of Scientific Management - ISBN: 0879600241 - NY, D. Van
Nostrand Co., 1912. London: Constable & Co., 1912. 2nd Ed. Van
Nostrand, 1914. [Easton, Hive Publishing (bound w/Principles of SM),
1985 (reprint).]

Scientific Management Course - ISBN: 0879601140 - A Landmark Series of
Lectures Given at the YMCA, Worcester, Mass., 1912. Easton, Hive
Publishing, 1980 (reprint).


The Gilbreth Network: Book List
http://gilbrethnetwork.tripod.com/gbooks.html

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5) Search terms

"efficiency expert" movie children 
"Frank Gilbreth" died
"Frank Gilbreth" movie
"Cheaper by the Dozen"
"Frank Gilbreth" book


I hope the information provided is helpful. If you have any questions
regarding my answer please don?t hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best regards,
Rainbow

Superb!

Howdy inquiring-ga,

Here are some details on two things mentioned by Rainbow, to hopefully add
to Rainbow's excellent Answer.

The book "Cheaper by the Dozen" (also mentioned on the book list on the
Gilbreth Network referenced by Rainbow) by Frank Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine
Gilbreth Carey, which has been published in several editions.  The "BookFinder
4U" web site has the details on various printings of this book and others, such
as "Making Time - a Life beyond Cheaper by the Dozen" by Lillian Gilbreth.
http://www.bookfinder4u.com/search/Cheaper_by_the_Dozen.html

"Search 55 Bookstores for: Cheaper by the Dozen"

The original movie version of "Cheaper by the Dozen" was made in 1950, and the
Internet Movie Database (IMDB) web site has more on it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042327/

"... based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, [the movie] follows
them from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the
amusing anecdotes found in large families.
...
Clifton Webb ....  Frank Bunker Gilbreth 
Jeanne Crain ....  Ann Gilbreth 
Myrna Loy ....  Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth 
..."

Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

Must not be awake yet, myself.  Apologies.

"... which has been published ..."

should have read:

"... has been published ..."

Hi inquiring,
Thank you very much for the rating and tip.
Best wishes,
Rainbow