Director: Morton DaCosta

Writers: Betty Comden; Adolph Green

From novel: Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis

From a play by: Jerome Lawrence; Robert E. Lee

Music by: Bronislau Kaper

Keywords: Comedy, Drama, Christmas, Alcoholism

Mame Dennis raises her orphaned nephew Patrick, her unorthodox ideas of education in stark conflict with the executor of the father's estate. Auntie Mame suffers the loss of her fortune with the stock market crash, remedied later with her marriage to a wealthy businessman. Adaptation of the extremely successful Broadway play, becoming the highest grossing film of 1958 ($9M). Nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Picture.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joanna Barnes	Actor	15-Nov-1934		Goodbye Charlie
Coral Browne	Actor	23-Jul-1913	29-May-1991	The Killing of Sister George
Peggy Cass	Actor	21-May-1924	8-Mar-1999	Auntie Mame
Fred Clark	Actor	19-Mar-1914	5-Dec-1968	A Place in the Sun
Connie Gilchrist	Actor	17-Jul-1895	3-Mar-1985	Character actress
Patric Knowles	Actor	11-Nov-1911	23-Dec-1995	The Wolf Man
Lee Patrick	Actor	22-Nov-1901	21-Nov-1982	Henrietta Topper on Topper
Rosalind Russell	Actor	4-Jun-1907	28-Nov-1976	Auntie Mame
Pippa Scott	Actor	10-Nov-1935		Cold Turkey
Roger Smith	Actor	18-Dec-1932	4-Jun-2017	Jeff Spencer on 77 Sunset Strip
Forrest Tucker	Actor	12-Feb-1919	25-Oct-1986	Sgt. O'Rourke on F Troop
Willard Waterman	Actor	29-Aug-1914	2-Feb-1995	The Great Gildersleeve

CAST

Rosalind Russell	...   Auntie Mame
co-starring
Forrest Tucker	...   Beauregard Burnside
Coral Browne	...   Vera Charles
Fred Clark	...   Babcock
with
Roger Smith	...   Patrick Dennis
Patric Knowles	...   Lindsay Woolsey
Peggy Cass	...   Agnes Gooch
Jan Handzlik	...   Patrick Dennis as Child
Joanna Barnes	...   Gloria Upson
Pippa Scott	...   Pegeen Ryan
Lee Patrick	...   Mrs. Upson
Willard Waterman	...   Upson
Robin Hughes	...   Brian O'Bannion
Connie Gilchrist	...   Norah Muldoon
Yuki Shimoda	...   Ito
Brook Byron	...   Sally Cato
Carol Veazie	...   Mrs. Burnside
Henry Brandon	...   Acacius Page

REVIEWS

Review by Lisa Selby (posted on 1-Nov-2008)

This is a story about a young nephew coming to live with his eccentric Aunt after his father's death. It is a lesson in living life to its fullest and doing things from the heart. It shows that stuffy narrow minded people are bores. It dares the characters to be true to themselves and not phonies who put on aristocratic airs. It's a great movie with Rosilind Russell as Auntie Mame. She is perfect in the role, giving it an eccentric flair.A wonderful movie about love, spirit, determination and love of life.

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