Tanner, Marion (1891–1985)
Tanner, Marion (1891–1985)
American actress. Name variations: Auntie Mame, Mame Dennis. Born Mar 6, 1891, in Buffalo, NY; died Oct 30, 1985, in New York, NY; aunt of Edward Everett Tanner, 3rd (writer under pseudonym Patrick Dennis).
Was the basis for the character Auntie Mame, who 1st appeared in a novel written by her nephew; on Broadway, appeared in Fires of Spring, The Cat and the Canary, Knickerbocker Holiday and Tobacco Road.
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