Lost classic auntie mame revived after 50year gap books. Patrick dennis 1921 1976 was one of the most widely read american authors of the 1950s and 60s. The kid who played patrick in auntie mame became a very. Auntie mame by patrick dennis an irreverent excapade as hilarious as a marx brothers comedy. Buy auntie mame by patrick dennis online at alibris. Starring, dame hilda bracket as auntie mame michael j revnolds narratiea as patrick dennis. Edward everett tanner iii spent the last years of his life as a butler, in spite of having been one of the most popular novelists of the 1950s and 1960s. The final chapters deal with the shenanigans that mame go through to get patrick married. Its witty wildean phrases ring in my mind, and its flamboyant characters still enamor me.
Mame dennis irrepressible, adoring, easily distracted, utterly downtoearth is the guardian any sensible child would love to have. It is also, incidentally, one of the most important books in my life. In 1955, a us editor finally saw the potential of patrick denniss auntie mame, a comic depressionera novel about a 10yearold orphan and his irreverent, madcap manhattan aunt. The book is lighthearted, genuinely funny and very well written, with a wide array of fantastically eccentric characters and a wry narrator in the nowgrown patrick dennis, who recounts his many adventures with his outrageous auntie mame since she became his guardian on the death of his absent, conservative and phenomenally wealthy. Although he projected both charm and talent as the young patrick dennis in the broadway stage and film versions of auntie mame, and appeared in a popular episode of twilight zone, the monsters are due on maple street, jan handzlik ultimately dropped out of acting completely to become a successful trial lawyer. The book ends with patrick seven year old child being introduce to a much older mame and history will repeat itself. And by that i mean its a howl from start to finish. Auntie mame author patrick dennis later became ray krocs.
Mame is a 1974 technicolor musical film in panavision based on the 1966 broadway musical of the same name itself based on the 1958 film auntie mame and the 1955 novel auntie mame by patrick dennis. Dennis wrote a sequel, titled around the world with auntie mame, in 1958. Patrick dennis books list of books by author patrick dennis. One of the most eccentric, celebrated, and widely read authors of the 1950s and 60s, tanner wrote sixteen novels in all, a majority of which were national bestsellers. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 299 pages and is available in paperback format. Auntie mame is a 1958 american technicolor comedy film based on the 1955 novel of the same name by patrick dennis and its theatrical adaptation by jerome lawrence and robert edwin lee. Among his sixteen novels, the majority of which were bestsellers, are little me, around the world with auntie mame, tony, how firm a foundation and genius.
The production, running through december 20, features former atlantic city magazine entertainer of the year, rosemary benson, as mame. This copy is a 1957 fourth printing with states on the front of the dustjacket, for obvious reasons, with an introduction by patrick dennis, author of auntie mame. In chronological vignettes, the narrator also named patrick recalls his adventures growing up under the wing of his madcap aunt, mame dennis. It should come as no surprise to you, dear reader, but the truth behind the real auntie mame happens to be even stranger than its own loosely based fiction. Everyone adored him for his effusive wit, polished manners, and beguiling charm. An irreverent escapade 1955 was one of the bestselling american books of the 20th century. An anonymous voicemail about around the world with auntie. Flamboyance, indulgence, and hilarious adventure are entertainingly amalgamated into patrick dennis s much beloved rare book, auntie mame. Around the world with auntie mame by patrick dennis. Auntie mame starring rosalind russell click to play it. Set in new york, in the roaring twenties, this hillarious escapede is about a fast talking and clever, yet honest and kind womam, told through the eyes of her impressionable nephew. Mame is the musical for everyone with a wild and adventurous spirit, who lives for the moment, and believes that lifes a banquet. After enjoying great literary success with mame and other novels in the 1950s and 60s, dennis became a.
This film version stars rosalind russell and was directed by morton dacosta. The kid who played patrick in auntie mame became a very successful attorney although he projected both charm and talent as the young patrick dennis in the stage and film versions of auntie mame, ultimately dropped out of acting completely to become a successful lawyer. Around the world with auntie mame is the hysterical sequel to the classic auntie mame and is as funny as the original. An irreverent escapade, and around the world with auntie mame, and more on. When auntie mame was first published, i read and reread it and its sequel, around the world with auntie mame for several summers. In the 1950s there was a famous stage version and still more famous film version, both starring the illustrious rosalind russell. I have waited years for patrick dennis s books to be reprinted and at last, here some are. House party first appeared in 1954 the years before auntie mame, his first novel as patrick dennis. They were there when ever i needed to be cheered up or simply bored and there was no one to talk to.
Patrick dennis, the fictional narrator of auntie mame and little me, was the pen name of edward everett tanner iii 19211976. The book resembles more the the 1948 classic auntie mame rather than the 1974 lucille ball. I guess it started out with entries to the readers digest. See all books authored by patrick dennis, including auntie mame. Auntie mame 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An irreverent escapade is a 1955 novel by american author patrick dennis chronicling the madcap adventures of a boy, patrick, growing up as the ward of the sister of his dead father, his aunt mame dennis.
Auntie mame i stepped on the ping pong ball duration. Auntie mame by cast in credits order verified as complete rosalind russell. They were not memoirs, though that was the pr at the time. It is what it is a blissfully easytoread, unapologetically american social comedy, with enough perfectly timed, backhanded slaps at social snobbery, racism and antisemitism to redeem it from total silliness. Around the world with auntie mame by dennis, patrick and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The author of the original novel auntie mame on which the film is based, patrick dennis, led almost as interesting a life as the fictional auntie mame herself. Wildly successful when it was first published in 1955, patrick dennis auntie mame sold over two million copies and stayed put on the new york times bestseller list for 112 weeks. A bisexual, he had a wife and family, but also pursued relationships with men on the side. This book is more a series of long story chapters about the various places they visit and the wild adventures they have it is very hard for mame to stay neutral on any issue and they do run into. It was made into a play, a broadway as well as a hollywood musical, and a fabulous movie starring rosalind russell. Believe it or not, the books are even funnier than the film. This book by patrick dennis is about his auntie mame. Auntie mame s exploits while extreme are totally believable and you get a distinct feeling for the time period and how it was a time of innocence and innovation. Edward everett tanner iii 18 may 1921 6 november 1976, known by the pseudonym patrick dennis, was an american author.
One of the most eccentric, celebrated, and widely read authors of the 1950s and 60s, tanner wrote 16 novels in all, a more about patrick dennis. Patrick dennis has gained a prominent place on my bookshelf. The book is often described as having been inspired by dennis reallife eccentric aunt, marion tanner, whose life and outlook. Edward everett tanner, or patrick dennis, ultimately admitted as much. Edward everett tanner iii spent the last years of his life as a butler, in spite of having been one of the most popular novelists o. The first edition of the novel was published in 1955, and was written by patrick dennis. But by the early 1960s, after she had been immortalized in auntie mame the novel written by her nephew, edward everett tanner 3d, using the pen name patrick dennis. It was made into a play, a broadway and a hollywood musical, and. House party by virginia rowans patrick dennis search.
Saturday, november 14 is opening night for the candlelight theatres production of mame. I have always loved the movie auntie mame with rosalind russell and i have the soundtrack from the musical with angela landsbury. Patrick dennis famous auntie mame has so many incarnations that it can be hard to keep track. One of four novels penned by patrick dennis under the name virginia rowans. Among his sixteen novels, the majority of which were bestsellers, are little me, around the world with auntie mame, tony, how firm a foundation a. Based on patrick dennis s bestselling 1955 novel about his aunt, auntie mame is an unforgettable show and a delight for all audiences. Yes, just like the pseudonymic patrick dennis, auntie mame novelist edward everett tanner iii had himself one frightfully zany aunt. Patrick dennis, author of the book and auntie mame s fictional nephew, is a pseudonym for author edward everett tanner, iii. Through the eyes of her young nephew, patrick, the boisterous and wildly eccentric figure mame is sketched. It was made into a play, a broadway and a hollywood musical, and a fabulous movie starring rosalind russell.
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