Mame Dennis

E277261

fictional character literary character protagonist

Mame Dennis is the flamboyant, free-spirited socialite aunt who serves as the central character in Patrick Dennis’s novel “Auntie Mame” and its stage and film adaptations.

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Label	Occurrences
Mame Dennis canonical	6

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ
adaptedAsCharacterIn	Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ surface form: Auntie Mame (1958 film) Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ surface form: Auntie Mame (Broadway play) Mame ⓘ surface form: Mame (1966 musical) Mame ⓘ surface form: Mame (1974 film musical)
alsoKnownAs	Mame ⓘ surface form: Auntie Mame
appearsIn	Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ surface form: Auntie Mame Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ surface form: Auntie Mame (1958 film) Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ surface form: Auntie Mame (stage play)
appearsInForm	film ⓘ novel ⓘ stage play ⓘ
associatedMotto	“Life is a banquet” ⓘ
centralCharacterOf	Mame ⓘ surface form: Auntie Mame
createdBy	Patrick Dennis ⓘ
culturalImpact	iconic eccentric aunt archetype ⓘ
familyName	Dennis ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
givenName	Mame ⓘ
guardianOf	Patrick Dennis (character) ⓘ
inUniverseLifestyle	extravagant ⓘ
inUniverseOccupation	hostess ⓘ
literaryDebutWork	Mame ⓘ surface form: Auntie Mame
literaryGenre	comic novel ⓘ
narrativeFunction	driving force of plot ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
personalityTrait	eccentric ⓘ flamboyant ⓘ free-spirited ⓘ
portrayedBy	Angela Lansbury ⓘ Lucille Ball ⓘ Rosalind Russell ⓘ
relationshipToPatrickDennis	aunt and guardian ⓘ
role	aunt ⓘ
settingEra	1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ
settingLocation	New York City ⓘ
socialStatus	socialite ⓘ
themeAssociated	bohemian lifestyle ⓘ family relationships ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mame (stage role) → basedOn → Mame Dennis ⓘ

Mame (stage role) → characterName → Mame Dennis ⓘ

Mame (stage role) → portrays → Mame Dennis ⓘ

Mame → fullName → Mame Dennis ⓘ

subject surface form: Mame Dennis

Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) → featuresCharacter → Mame Dennis ⓘ

Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) → screenplayForLeadCharacter → Mame Dennis ⓘ