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Fannie Flagg

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Biography

Fannie Flagg is from Birmingham, Alabama; a fact that has defined her professional career. Fannie always wanted to write, but because of her struggles…more

Born

9/21/1944, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Birth Name

Patricia Neal

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Harper Valley
  Cassie Bowman
  - S 2: Ep 17 Harper Valley Sentinel
    5/1/82
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Return Of Charlie's Chow Palace
    4/24/82
  - S 2: Ep 15 Grizzly Gap
    4/17/82
  - S 2: Ep 14 Harper Valley Hoedown
    4/10/82
  - S 2: Ep 13 Stella Rae
    2/27/82
  - + 25 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Semi-Regular Panelist
  - S 7: Ep 16 MG79-16 (The Last Broadcast on CBS-TV)
    4/18/79
  - S 7: Ep 15 MG79-15
    4/16/79
  - S 7: Ep 14 MG79-14
    4/10/79
  - S 7: Ep 13 MG79-13
    4/2/79
  - S 7: Ep 12 MG79-12
    3/26/79
  - + 280 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Herself (1974-1982)
  - S 6: Ep 25 MG78-25
    6/28/78
- Match Game PM
  semi-regular panelist
  - S 1: Ep 12 Match Game PM #1-12
    11/24/75
  - S 1: Ep 11 Match Game PM #1-11
    11/17/75
  - S 1: Ep 10 Match Game PM #1-10
    11/10/75
  - S 1: Ep 9 Match Game PM #1-09
    11/3/75
  - S 1: Ep 8 Match Game PM #1-08
    10/27/75
  - + 73 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 45 MG75-45
    11/11/75
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show
  Michelle "Mike" Preston (1971-73)
  - S 2: Ep 24 Guess Who's Coming to Seder
    3/25/73
  - S 2: Ep 23 Big Brother is Watching You
    3/18/73
  - S 2: Ep 22 You Gotta Have Class
    3/4/73
  - S 2: Ep 21 Power of the Bleep
    2/25/73
  - S 2: Ep 20 Will Baby Make Three?
    2/18/73
  - + 32 More Credits
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show
  Michelle "Mike" Preston (1971-1973)
  - S 2: Ep 12 Big Time Baby
    12/10/72
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sobriety Test
    10/8/72
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Harry Award
    2/5/72
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Birth
    1/22/72
  - S 1: Ep 17 What is Your Husband Doing Tomorrow?
    1/15/72
  - + 6 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Match Game '73
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 14 MG79-14
    4/10/79
  - S 7: Ep 11 MG79-11
    3/15/79
  - S 7: Ep 8 MG79-8
    2/22/79
  - S 7: Ep 6 MG79-6
    2/7/79
  - S 7: Ep 4 MG79-4
    1/23/79
  - + 85 More Credits
- Match Game PM
  panelist
  - S 1: Ep 12 Match Game PM #1-12
    11/24/75
  - S 1: Ep 9 Match Game PM #1-09
    11/3/75
  - S 2: Ep 2 Match Game PM #2-02
  - S 1: Ep 39 Match Game PM #1-39
  - S 1: Ep 37 Match Game PM #1-37
  - + 10 More Credits
- The Match Game
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 24 Fannie Flagg & Bill Cullen
    2/12/68
  - S 5: Ep 49 Fannie Flagg & Durward Kirby
    8/7/67
  - S 5: Ep 35 Fannie Flagg & Ed McMahon
    5/1/67
  - S 5: Ep 29 Fannie Flagg & Soupy Sales
    3/20/67
  - S 5: Ep 21 Fannie Flagg & Noel Harrison
    1/23/67
Guest Star (22)

Role
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 68 Show #499
    12/21/99
- Pebble Mill
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 49 Episode 99
    3/12/92
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 9: Ep 10 Father of the Bride/The Best Man/Members of the Wedding
    1/11/86
  - S 6: Ep 20 The Zinging Valentine/The Very Temporary Secretary/Final Score
    2/12/83
- The Love Boat
  Alicia Finch
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Decision/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog
    2/24/79
- Fernwood 2Night
  Sylvia Miller
  - S 1: Ep 28 8/10/77
    8/10/77
- Wonder Woman
  Amazon Doctor
  - S 1: Ep 0 The New Original Wonder Woman
    11/7/75
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 131 May 6, 1975
    5/6/75
  - S 1: Ep 38 December 13, 1974
    12/13/74
- Tattletales
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 22 February 4, 1975
    2/4/75
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 21 November 11-17, 1974 (2)
    11/11/74
  - S 9: Ep 13 October 14-20, 1974 (2)
    10/14/74
  - S 8: Ep 71 May 13-19, 1974 (2)
    5/13/74
  - S 8: Ep 58 April 1-5, 1974 (NBC-TV)
    4/1/74
  - S 8: Ep 51 March 4-10, 1974 (2)
    3/4/74
  - + 1 More Credits
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 49 Fannie Flagg & Wayne Rogers
    8/12/74
  - S 1: Ep 21 Fannie Flagg & Bill Cullen
    8/13/73
- Match Game '73
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 21 MG73-21
    12/5/73
  - S 1: Ep 16 MG73-16
    10/29/73
- Love, American Style
  Sally
  - S 3: Ep 78 Love and the Bachelor Party
    2/11/72
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 5: Ep 16 Episode #108
    1/10/72
  - S 5: Ep 14 Episode #106
    12/27/71
- Celebrity Bowling
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 February 20, 1971
    2/20/71
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 49 August 19, 1970
    8/19/70
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 53 November 12, 1969
    11/12/69
  - S 6: Ep 223 July 10, 1968
    7/10/68
  - S 6: Ep 217 July 2, 1968
    7/2/68
  - S 6: Ep 116 Week of February 12, 1968
    2/12/68
  - S 6: Ep 114 February 8, 1968
    2/8/68
  - + 12 More Credits
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 42 October 28, 1969
    10/28/69
  - S 4: Ep 44 November 18, 1971
    11/18/71
  - S 4: Ep 30 October 29, 1971
    10/29/71
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 27 September 23, 1969
    9/23/69
  - S 4: Ep 6 September 12, 1966
    9/12/66
  - S 3: Ep 256 August 31, 1966
    8/31/66
  - S 3: Ep 225 July 19, 1966
    7/19/66
  - S 10: Ep 197 July 5, 1973
    7/5/73
- The Johnny Cash Show
  actress
  - S 1: Ep 11 August 23, 1969
    8/23/69
  - S 1: Ep 1 Series Premiere
    6/7/69
- The Match Game
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 50 Fannie Flagg & Soupy Sales
    8/4/69
  - S 7: Ep 20 Fannie Flagg & Soupy Sales
    1/13/69
  - S 6: Ep 40 Fannie Flagg & Joel Grey
    6/3/68
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 118 August 14, 1968
    8/14/68
  - S 1: Ep 46 May 6, 1968
    5/6/68
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 194 June 19, 1968
    6/19/68
Writer (1)

Role
- Dolly
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10 (Unknown Title)
    11/29/87
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8 (Unknown Title)
    11/15/87
  - S 1: Ep 5 105
    10/25/87
  - S 1: Ep 4 104
    10/18/87
  - S 1: Ep 3 103
    10/11/87
  - + 2 More Credits

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Trivia
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- Sixteen publishers turned down Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe before Random House decided to publish it.
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- Fannie considers Santa Barbara "to be the most beautiful place in the world." She splits her time between California and Alabama.
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- Fannie's favorite play is The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. She met Mr. Williams on opening night of one of his plays while she was performing in New York.
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Quotes
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- Fannie: Listenin' to myself makes me ill. I wish I sounded like Olivia de Havilland. But when I listen to myself, I always think I could have done a better job. But you can't. It's best not to hear it and then beat yourself up about it.
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- Fannie: I took the name of Fannie Flagg, never dreaming that I would one day be writing books and would have to be stuck with that name. Had I known I was going to start writing novels, I would have picked a better name.
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- Fannie: I rarely believe anything is without hope. The human spirit amazes me.
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