Fannie Flagg

Born:	September 21, 1944 (1944-09-21) (age 62) Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Occupation:	author, actress
Nationality:	American

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Writing career

Flagg's career began in the 1960s when she was hired as a staff writer for Allen Funt's Candid Camera, and she later became Funt's co-host on the syndicated 1970s weekly version of the show. After a lull in her writing career, she returned her focus to writing in the 1980s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Producer-director Allen Funt Allen Funt (September 16, 1914 – September 5, 1999) was an American producer-director, best known as the creator and host of Candid Camera from the 1940s to 1980s, as either a regular show or a series of specials. ... Candid Camera is a long-running television series, created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially appeared on radio as Candid Microphone in the 1940s, then screened in the United States in the 1950s, with local versions produced around the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Among her novels are Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man (originally titled Coming Attractions) and perhaps her best known book, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. She subsequently wrote the screenplay based on that book which became the film Fried Green Tomatoes. The 1991 movie garnered her a nomination for an Academy Award. Fried Green Tomatoes starred Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary Louise Parker, and Cicely Tyson. Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man is a 1981 novel by best-selling author Fannie Flagg. ... Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a 1987 bestselling novel by Fannie Flagg. ... Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... Jessie Alice Tandy (June 7, 1909 – September 11, 1994) was a noted Academy Award-winning English/American theatre, film and TV actress. ... Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Mary-Louise Parker. ... Cicely Tyson (born December 19, 1933) is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American actress. ...

She has also written Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! (1998) and Standing in the Rainbow (2002). A Christmas book A Redbird Christmas, came out in November 2004. Her newest book entitled Can't Wait to Get to Heaven was released in summer 2006.

Acting career

During the 1970s, Flagg was a fixture on game show panels. She is best known for her appearances on the game show Match Game. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... “Quiz show” redirects here. ... The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ...

Her acting credits include the Broadway production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the movies Some of My Best Friends Are, Five Easy Pieces, Stay Hungry, Grease, and Crazy in Alabama, as well as minor roles in various television shows. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a stage and film musical written by Larry L. King. ... Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 film written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson. ... Stay Hungry is a 1976 dramatic comedy film by director Bob Rafelson from a screenplay by Charles Gaines (adapted form his 1972 novel of the same name). ... Template:About the movie Grease (1978) is a film directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs and Warren Caseys musical, Grease. ...

During the 1960s, Flagg recorded a comedy album with various skits that included a hilarious parody of Lady Bird Johnson.

Personal life

Flagg has spoken publicly about being dyslexic. Flagg has said she was enormously challenged as a writer because she "was severely dyslexic and couldn't spell, still can't spell. So I was discouraged from writing and embarrassed." ^[1]. Her burgeoning writing career was put on hold for much of the 1970s, but Flagg overcame her fear and completed several novels and screenplays. Dyslexia is a syndrome in which a persons reading and/or writing ability is significantly lower than that which would be predicted by his or her general level of intelligence. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ...

Flagg is openly lesbian, and was, at one time, the partner of author Rita Mae Brown, who outed her.^[2] Despite her openness regarding her personal life, Flagg removed a substantial portion of the lesbian content in the book Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe in order to make the film Fried Green Tomatoes more commercially viable. A lesbian is a woman who is romantically and sexually attracted only to other women. ... Domestic partner or domestic partnership identifies the personal relationship between individuals who are living together and sharing a common domestic life together but are not joined in any type of legal partnership, marriage or civil union. ... Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is a prolific American writer and social activist, notable for novels, poetry, and screenwriting. ... // While outing often refers to an outdoor excursion, in the late twentieth century, the term acquired an additional meaning, taking someone out of the closet, that is, publicising that someone is secretly homosexual. ...

At one time, Flagg was linked in the press (and in some reports, said to be married) to actor Dick Sargent. Sargent was himself gay and eventually came out as a gay man prior to his death in 1994.^[3] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

Flagg divides her time between homes in California and Alabama.

References

1. ^ http://www.cnn.com/books/news/9901/12/flagg/
2. ^ http://home.houston.rr.com/blase/Root%20Folder/ritamae.html
3. ^ http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/Keehnen/Sargent.html

External links

• Fannie Flagg at the Internet Movie Database
• Fannie Flagg at NNDB
• 1987 audio interview with Fannie Flagg by Don Swaim