|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Fanny
Fanny (1954), a musical play by S. N. Behrman, Joshua Logan (book), Harold Rome (music, lyrics). [Majestic Theatre, 888 perf.] César ( Ezio Pinza), owner of a small Marseilles café, hopes his son Marius ( William Tabbert) will marry their young neighbor Fanny ( Florence Henderson) and take over the business. Instead, Marius runs off to sea, leaving Fanny pregnant but unwed. Frightened, she marries a benevolent old sail maker, Panisse ( Walter Slezak). Years pass and Marius returns, hoping to marry Fanny. But César, not wanting his friend Panisse to be hurt, chases Marius away. On his deathbed, Panisse urges Fanny to marry Marius after all, so that Fanny and Marius's young son can have a proper home. Notable songs: Fanny; Love Is a Very Light Thing; Restless Heart; Welcome Home. Based on Marcel Pagnol's film trilogy, Marius, Fanny, and César, this Joshua Logan–David Merrick production was a major hit in a season of superior musicals, thanks largely to Rome's fine score and the performances of Pinza and Slezak.
|
|
|
Cite this article
Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Fanny." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Fanny." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Fanny.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Fanny." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Fanny.html |
|
fanny
fan·ny / ˈfanē/ • n. (pl. -nies) inf. a person's buttocks. |
|
|
Cite this article
"fanny." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fanny." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fanny.html "fanny." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fanny.html |
|
Fanny
Fanny ♀ Pet form of Frances, very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, but now much rarer.
|
|
|
Cite this article
PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fanny." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fanny." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fanny.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fanny." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fanny.html |
|
Fanny
Fanny, satirical poem by F.G. Halleck.
|
|
|
Cite this article
James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Fanny." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Fanny." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Fanny.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Fanny." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Fanny.html |
|
Fanny
FANNY |
|
|
Cite this article
"Fanny." International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Fanny." International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3406800313.html "Fanny." International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3406800313.html |
|
fanny
fanny
•Annie, ca'canny, canny, cranny, Danny, fanny, granny, nanny, tranny
•Ariadne, Evadne
•daphne
•Agni, Cagney
•acne, Arachne, hackney
•hootenanny
•Afghani, ani, Armani, Azerbaijani, Barney, biriani, blarney, Carney, frangipani, Fulani, Galvani, Giovanni, Hindustani, Killarney, maharani, Mbabane, Modigliani, Omani, Pakistani, Rafsanjani, Rajasthani, rani, sarnie
•McCartney
•antennae, any, Benny, blenny, Dene, fenny, jenny, Kenny, Kilkenny, Lenny, many, penne, penny, Rennie
•catchpenny • pinchpenny
•pyrotechny
•Bahraini, brainy, Chaney, Eugénie, grainy, Janey, Khomeini, rainy, veiny, waney, zany
•halfpenny, shove-halfpenny, twopenny-halfpenny
•Athene, bambini, beanie, Bellini, Bernini, bikini, Boccherini, Borromini, capellini, catenae, Cellini, Cherubini, Cyrene, Fellini, fettuccine, genie, greeny, grissini, Heaney, Houdini, Jeanie, linguine, martini, Mazzini, meanie, Mussolini, Mycenae, Paganini, Panini, porcini, Puccini, queenie, Rossellini, Rossini, Santoríni, Selene, sheeny, spaghettini, Sweeney, teeny, teeny-weeny, tortellini, Toscanini, Trini, tweeny, wahine, weeny, zucchini
•monokini
|
|
|
Cite this article
"fanny." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fanny." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fanny.html "fanny." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fanny.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
