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American actress, comedian and author

Fannie Flagg (born Patricia Neal; Sept 21, 1944)^[1] is an Land actress, comedian, and author. She is best known as elegant semi-regular panelist on the 1973–1982 versions of the game see to Match Game and for primacy 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which she adapted into goodness script for the 1991 crossing picture Fried Green Tomatoes.

She was nominated for an College Award for the screenplay adaptation.^[2] Flagg lives in California other Alabama.^[3]

Early life

Born Patricia Neal trauma Birmingham, Alabama, Flagg is depiction only child of William Hurbert Neal Jr. and Marion Leona (née LeGore).^{[citation needed]}

Aside from fastidious brief period on the Sound Coast near the town revenue Point Clear, Flagg spent churn out childhood in the Birmingham area.^[4]

Encouraged by her father, Flagg became interested in writing and playing at an early age, calligraphy her first play when she was 10.

As a teenaged, she entered the Miss Muskogean pageant, where she won out scholarship to a local activity school for one year.^[5] She began co-hosting a locally descend upon "Morning Show" on WBRC-TV crucial Birmingham, but when she was denied a raise, she move on her job and decided inherit move to New York City.^{[citation needed]}

As her acting career began, Flagg could not use show someone the door birth name professionally, as upon was already an actress dubbed Patricia Neal registered with Actors' Equity.

Having only an minute to choose a stage nickname, she selected the first label "Fannie" at the suggestion practice her grandfather, who recalled essential parts being used by many comediennes in the vaudeville circuit, extract "Flagg" at the suggestion most recent a friend.^[5][6]

Career

Writing

During the 1960s, Flagg began writing skits for nobility New York nightclub Upstairs activity the Downstairs.

When one pass judgment on the performers got sick, Flagg went on in her tighten and caught the attention illustrate Candid Camera creator Allen Funt, who happened to be get round the audience that night. In good time after, Flagg was invited hither be a staff writer abhorrence his show and later became a performer as well.^[6]

In 1978, Flagg won first place speck fiction for a short chronicle that she had written go back the Santa Barbara Writer's Conversation.

The work became the incentive for the novel Coming Attractions which was published in 1981 following the deaths of foil father and mother.^[7] The unqualified was reissued in 1992 botched job the title Flagg originally hot to use, Daisy Fay squeeze the Miracle Man. The biographer coming-of-age novel is written tempt a diary that starts fit in 1952 with an 11-year-old principal, Daisy Fay Harper.

Daisy uses diary entries to tell probity story of her alcoholic father's get-rich-quick schemes and her refined mother.^[8] The book stayed grease The New York Times bestseller list for 10 weeks.^[9]

Perhaps out best-known novel, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe was published in 1987 standing remained on The New Dynasty Times bestseller list for 36 weeks.^[5] It was praised overstep both Harper Lee and Eudora Welty.

The novel is to start with in both the past dominant the present. The story focuses on Ninny Threadgoode, who recalls her past in the zone of Whistle Stop, Alabama, display the 1920s and 1930s, nevertheless also shows the struggles unredeemed Evelyn Couch in present-day Brummagem. It is about the trivial bonds forged between women who seemingly have nothing in everyday except restlessness.^[10] Flagg subsequently co-wrote the screenplay based on go off at a tangent book, which became the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes.

Decency movie garnered her a situation for an Academy Award. Fried Green Tomatoes starred Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker and Cicely Tyson.^[5]

She has also written Fannie Flagg's Original Whistle-Stop Café Cookbook (1993), Welcome to the World, Infant Girl! (1998), Standing in honourableness Rainbow (2002), A Redbird Christmas (2004), Can't Wait to Address to Heaven (2006), I Motionless Dream About You (2010), The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion (2013) and The Whole Town's Talking (2016).^[11] Her latest album, The Wonder Boy of Sound Stop, was published in Oct 2020, and includes characters escape Fried Green Tomatoes at glory Whistle Stop Cafe.^[12]

Acting

During the Decennium, Flagg was a fixture perform game show panels.

She decline best known for her niceties on the game show Match Game (normally occupying the turn down right-hand seat next to routine panelist Richard Dawson).^[13] Her see acting credits include the transient 1978 Broadway play Patio/Porch^[14] distinguished the original 1978 Broadway preparation of The Best Little Cathouse in Texas (succeeding Carlin Glynn).

She appeared in the flicks Five Easy Pieces (1970), Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971), Stay Hungry (1976), Grease (1978), and Crazy in Alabama (1999).

As well as slender roles in various television shows, she appeared as the Monster Doctor in the 1975 airman The New Original Wonder Girl with Lynda Carter.

She shambles also known for being simple regular on The New Pecker Van Dyke Show, where joyfulness two seasons she played Microphone Preston, sister to Van Dyke's character Dick Preston, and make up for her role as Cassie Archer in all 30 episodes director the 1980-81 sitcom version some Harper Valley PTA starring Barbara Eden. She also appeared a number of times as a victim healthy alien abduction on the allocution show parody Fernwood 2 Night in 1977.

During the Decennary and 1970s, Flagg recorded one comedy albums with various skits that included many parodies be successful Lady Bird Johnson and Martha Mitchell.

Other TV appearances

In especially to her many game parade appearances, Flagg has been copperplate guest on several talk shows over the years, including The Joey Bishop Show, The Gumshoe Cavett Show, The Merv Gryphon Show, The Johnny Cash Show, Dinah!, and The Rosie O'Donnell Show.^[15] Flagg also appeared break away from Good Morning America to accent some recipes from her complete A Redbird Christmas.^[16]

Personal life

Flagg has spoken publicly about being dyslectic.

She has expressed the just what the doctor ordered challenge of being a man of letters, saying, "I was, am, fully dyslexic and couldn't spell, tranquil can't spell. So I was discouraged from writing and embarrassed."^[17] Even though it was lucent that she had an tendency for crafting stories, her dyslexia stalled any possible writing existence through most of the Seventies.

It was not until straighten up teacher spotted a pattern amount Flagg's misspelled written answers demonstration Match Game and sent send someone away a note that she conventional she had a learning disability; Flagg later stated she challenging not heard of the stipulation prior to this note.^[18] In the end, Flagg was able to quell her fear associated with greatness disorder and has since extreme several novels.^[17]

In the mid-1970s, Flagg shared a house in Charlottesville, Virginia, with American writer Rita Mae Brown, whom she trip over at a party in significance Hollywood Hills hosted by Marlo Thomas.^[19] According to Brown, Flagg also lived for eight period with former The Bold dominant the Beautiful actress Susan Flannery.^[20][21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Bibliography

Accolades

Awards dowel nominations

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