Fannie Flagg
Birthday:
21 September 1944, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birth Name:
Patricia Neal
Fannie Flagg was born on September 21, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA as Patricia Neal. She is an actress and writer, known for Match Game 73 (1973), The Match Game (1962) and Grease (1978).
"[Y]'all have these funny accents." - Addressing the crowd at Franklin Pierce College's 1997 graduate convocation in New Hampshire.
"[Y]'all have these funny accents." - Addressing the crowd at Franklin Pierce College's 1997 graduate convocation in New Hampshire.
On friendship: Sincerity is as valuable as radium.
On friendship: Sincerity is as valuable as radium.
On love: You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating just the same.
On love: You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating just the same.
On growth: Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.
On growth: Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.
[on publisher, Samuel S. Vaughan] He was like one of those gentleman professors. If it hadn't been for Sam, I don't think I would have a car...Show more »
[on publisher, Samuel S. Vaughan] He was like one of those gentleman professors. If it hadn't been for Sam, I don't think I would have a career. Nobody wanted to publish 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' and a lot of people turned it down. They didn't think a book about an old lady in a nursing home would be of interest to anyone, but obviously Sam did. I sent him a little bit and when he called, he said 'Ms. Flagg, this is Sam Vaughan, and I would be delighted to publish your book. Show less «
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Nurse Wilkins
