Auntie Mame
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ComedyDramabased on novel or bookbased on play or musicalloveeccentricfree spiritorphanguardiannephewsocialitenonconformismbohemian1920s
A vibrant, affectionate comedy celebrating an eccentric free spirit's unconventional approach to life and love, centered on her bond with her orphaned nephew.
Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.
Essence
Ensemble
Rosalind Russell
Mame Dennis
Forrest Tucker
Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
Coral Browne
Vera Charles
Peggy Cass
Agnes Gooch
Jan Handzlik
Patrick Dennis - Younger
Roger Smith
Patrick Dennis - Older
Fred Clark
Dwight Babcock
Connie Gilchrist
Norah Muldoon
Yuki Shimoda
Ito
Patric Knowles
Lindsay Woolsey
Joanna Barnes
Gloria Upson
Pippa Scott
Pegeen Ryan
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