Uncle Mame The Life Of Patrick Dennis

by Myers, Eric

• ISBN13: 9780306811005
• ISBN10: 0306811006
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-27
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Under his pseudonyms of Patrick Dennis and Virginia Rowans, Edward Everett (Pat) Tanner III was the author of sixteen novelsmost of them best sellersincluding the now-classicLittle MeandAuntie Mame. Tanner made millions, became the toast of Manhattan society, and had his works adapted into wildly successful plays, musicals, TV shows, and films. But he also spent every cent he made, worked incognito as a butler to the wealthy, and constructed a persona so elaborate that not even his wife and children ever quite knew the real Pat. Based on extensive interviews with coworkers, friends, and relatives,Uncle Mameis a revealing, intimate portrait of the man who brought camp to the American mainstream and even in his lowest moments personifiedeven in his lowest moments the glamour and wit he captured on the page.

Author Biography

Eric Myers is the coauthor of two previous books and has written for the New York Times, Variety, Opera News, and Time Out, among many other publications. A film publicist and literary editor, he lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Prologue	p. xi
Kid Stuff	p. 3
Growing Pains	p. 12
"A Great Big Town on a Great Big Lake"	p. 27
Across to Africa	p. 38
The Combat Zone	p. 54
New Boy in Town	p. 69
Social Register Rescue	p. 79
Noms de Plume	p. 91
"A Simple, Single Woman ..."	p. 102
"Will the Real Auntie Mame Please Stand Up?"	p. 115
Bosom Buddies	p. 133
The Children's Hour	p. 145
The Birth of Belle Poitrine	p. 158
The Fat, Hairy Old Thing	p. 175
"The Loony Bin"	p. 189
Splitsville	p. 197
"The International Set"	p. 211
Life in Death Valley	p. 233
North of the Border	p. 254
Serving Time	p. 262
Paw in Paw down the Sunset Trail	p. 279
Epilogue	p. 284
Appendices	p. 289
The Novels of Edward Everett Tanner III	p. 305
Notes	p. 306
Index	p. 315
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