And for those few philistines among us, just remember what gloria upson said in the film, auntie mame, books can be awfully decorative, dont you think. I probably read the book when i was about 15 and loved it. What i once naively thought was funny i now think is awful. In auntie mame, published in 1955, her sheltered, justorphaned 10yearold nephew, patrick, comes to live with her on the eve of the great depression and is. Auntie mame reunites star rosalind russell and her broadway director morton dacosta in an enthusiastic film version of their longrunning stage hit. Rosalind russell title character cons her paid biographer obannion robin hughes into taking her frump secretary gooch peggy cass on a date, so she can receive her nervous nephew patrick roger smith and his snooty new girlfriend gloria joanna barnes, in auntie mame, 1958. 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.
Auntie mame books are awfully decorative mark ramsay. Elle decor books are awfully decorative, dont you think. Mums and dadums and i went down to our place in fort lauderdale. That was an exchange in the movie auntie mame between the dull snotty upper crust girl, gloria upson, and auntie mame concerning the collection of books in mame s apartment. Without missing a beat i was told in perfect connecticut lockjaw that books are awfully decorative, dont you think. With good will she makes attempts in various fields of activities but she is regularly. Auntie mame 1958 movie clip books are awfully decorative rosalind russell title character cons her paid biographer obannion robin hughes into taking her frump secretary gooch peggy cass on a date, so she can receive her nervous nephew patrick roger smith and his snooty new girlfriend gloria joanna barnes, in auntie mame, 1958. Around the world with auntie mame 1st edition dennis, patrick on. We were told it was baby boomers buying all the books, said hill. Points to you if you can place that quote without using a search engine. My blank look was enough to upset the whole afternoon. Hurricanes may be out of season, but one blew into the music hall yesterday, along with the christmas stage show.
When i was a child, my mom would take me with her to bookstores and libraries all the time. With a wit as sharp as a vodka stinger and a heart as free as her spirit, auntie mame burst onto the literary scene in 1955and today remains one of the most unforgettable characters in contemporary fiction. If you thought books were only for reading, why then, you would be mistaken. 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 the book is often described as having been inspired by dennis reallife eccentric aunt, marion tanner, whose life and outlook mirrored those of mame, but dennis denied the. See more ideas about auntie mame, auntie and rosalind russell. We were both playing way over our heads and the score was 2928. Please visit my new page, gilded age books, where i will be posting many books from my collection and new ones that i find out about everyday. Auntie mame was a handsome, sparkling, scatterbrained and warmhearted lady who brightened the american landscape from 1928 to the immediate past by her whimsical besides being the source for one of americas most popular musicals, auntie mame set a standard for broadway comedy thats been sought after ever since. Bunny bixler and i were in the semifinals the very semifinals, mind you of the. Dont worry, ill give you the answer later in the article. The crash of 1929 takes most of aunt mames wealth, forcing her to give up her highsociety life style and to look for a job. Cant help being reminded of gloria upson in auntie mame. Lost classic auntie mame revived after 50year gap books. As the character gloria upson famously uttered in the classic auntie mame.
That was an exchange in the movie auntie mame between the dull snotty upper crust girl, gloria upson, and auntie mame concerning the collection of books in mames apartment. Plot little patrick, orphaned at ten, is in the care of his aunt mame, an eccentric lady that shines for her spirit and dynamism in the most elegant new york society of 1928. Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death. This film version stars rosalind russell and was directed by morton dacosta. While less polished than many stagetofilm adaptations, auntie mame has a vitality that allows the audience to share.
Now, how did you get that lovely tan, so early in the spring gloria upson. I grew up surrounded by tall trees of majestic bookshelves full of captivating stories. Auntie mame is a 1958 film based on the novel of the same name, starring rosalind russell and directed by morton dacosta. Her auntie mame recommendation couldnt have been more spoton. I dont pretend to be a serious collector of, nor an expert about collecting books. And we had this really terrific volley and i stepped back to get this really terrific shot. Most are relatively simple sets, shown only for a minute or two. Meeting her nephews snobbish dumbblond fiancee for the first time youre er, youre at school dear gloria upson. That we would never capture millennials, but books have become accessories. 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. Mame is one of the iconic figures of american literature and the novel was one of the bestselling books of the twentieth century. In auntie mame, there are only about fifteen separate locales shown in the film. Auntie mame 1958 joanna barnes as gloria upson imdb. The name of it is auntie mame and it should be causing much turbulence in this.
I am an upper richman girls school girl mame dennis. A few others are fairly complicated, but from art and set design standpoint the real star of auntie mame is mames apartment at 3 beekman place, new york. Gloria upson from auntie mame, by patrick dennis i absolutely love books. Thirsty reader responded to my christmas book post with a line from auntie mame.
Glenn gissler design 1123 broadway, new york, new york 10010 rated 4. Auntie mame by morton da costa morton da costa, rosalind. It started in a conversation with a new acquaintance, and i mentioned i was in the online book business. Run along to ito and tell him to bring me a light breakfast black coffee and a side. 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. Not to be confused with a musical version of the story, that appeared on broadway in 1966, and was later made into a 1974 film mame. Auntie mame 1958 rosalind russell as mame dennis imdb.
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. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Patrick dennis, the author, was gay, and auntie mame was the life he dreamed of living, complete with fabulous characters. Auntie mame yeah id love to meet your family duration.
An irreverent escapade is one of my favorite books. The character is divine and the movie sets are magnificent. Auntie mame is a witty, hilarious and charming skewering of all that was conventional and pretentious in american life from the 1920s until the 1950s. Sort of the original the most interesting woman in the world, but many decades earlier. Video below of course, that character was a spoof of a kind of. Auntie mame 1958, adapting a stage hit from another great writing team jerome lawrence and. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Not always edifying, but unwaveringly hilarious, mame, in spite of her flare, is without pretense. Azzarito she has fantastic taste, she shares your first and middle name and hello, shes the pal who got you this job in the first place. 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. Amazon kindle auntie mame ad proposed we see the scene in the movie auntie mame where shallow, snooty gloria says. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Auntie mame began as a novel by patrick dennis aka ed fitzgerald, then was adapted into a longrunning broadway play by jerome lawrence and robert e. Auntie mame is colorful and unconventional, a lover of art and theater, with a quick wit and a disdain for stuffy or snobbish society.