Mame
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Mame is the flamboyant, free-spirited title character of the stage musical "Mame," known for her larger-than-life personality and unconventional approach to life and family.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mame canonical | 9 |
| Auntie Mame | 6 |
| Mame (1966 musical) | 2 |
| Mame (stage musical) | 2 |
| Mame (1974 film musical) | 1 |
| Mame (Broadway musical) | 1 |
| “Mame” | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ stage musical character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mame
ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame
|
| appearsInWork |
Auntie Mame (play)
ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame (novel)
Auntie Mame (play) ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame (stage play)
Mame self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mame (stage musical)
|
| basedOn |
Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame (novel)
|
| basedOnCharacterFrom | Auntie Mame (play) ⓘ |
| catchphraseAssociated | “Life is a banquet and most poor sons-of-bitches are starving to death.” ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolving |
celebration of life
ⓘ
family ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
extravagant
ⓘ
flamboyant ⓘ free-spirited ⓘ larger-than-life ⓘ unconventional ⓘ warm-hearted ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Jerome Lawrence
ⓘ
Patrick Dennis ⓘ Robert E. Lee Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Robert E. Lee
|
| culturalRole |
icon of theatrical camp
ⓘ
symbol of unconventional family life ⓘ |
| familyRole | aunt ⓘ |
| fullName | Mame Dennis ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Patrick Dennis (character) ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Mame self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| influencesCharacterOf | Patrick Dennis (character) ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableSongAssociated |
“It’s Today”
ⓘ
Mame self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
“Mame”
“Open a New Window” ⓘ “We Need a Little Christmas” ⓘ |
| occupation | socialite ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Angela Lansbury
ⓘ
Bea Arthur ⓘ
surface form:
Bea Arthur (in related stage/film works, supporting role context)
Lucille Ball ⓘ
surface form:
Lucille Ball (in film adaptation of Mame)
|
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting |
1920s
ⓘ
Great Depression ⓘ |
| titleCharacterOf |
Mame
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mame (1966 musical)
Mame self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mame (stage musical)
|
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mame (Broadway musical)
this entity surface form:
Auntie Mame
this entity surface form:
Auntie Mame
this entity surface form:
Auntie Mame
this entity surface form:
Auntie Mame
this entity surface form:
Auntie Mame
this entity surface form:
Mame (1966 musical)
this entity surface form:
Mame (1974 film musical)
subject surface form:
Mame Dennis
subject surface form:
Mame Dennis
this entity surface form:
Mame (stage musical)
subject surface form:
Mame Dennis
this entity surface form:
Mame (1966 musical)
subject surface form:
Mame Dennis
this entity surface form:
Mame (stage musical)
subject surface form:
Mame Dennis
this entity surface form:
“Mame”