| Uncle Mame: The Life of Patrick Dennis Contributor(s): Myers, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306811006 ISBN-13: 9780306811005 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: Now in paperback: The first biography of the novelist who "had more aliases than a con man" ("New York Times") and lived a life as flamboyant as his creation, Auntie Mame. of photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Lgbt |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.46" (1.04 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Under his pseudonyms of Patrick Dennis and Virginia Rowans, Edward Everett (Pat) Tanner III was the author of sixteen novels--most of them best sellers--including the now-classic Little Me and Auntie 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 Mame is a revealing, intimate portrait of the man who brought camp to the American mainstream and even in his lowest moments personified--even in his lowest moments-- the glamour and wit he captured on the page. |