Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation)

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Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) is a celebrated 1958 film screenplay, co-written by Betty Comden, that brought the witty, free-spirited character of Mame Dennis from stage to screen.

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instanceOf American film screenplay ⓘ
film adaptation ⓘ
screenplay ⓘ
adaptationType stage-to-screen adaptation ⓘ
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Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
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Auntie Mame (play) ⓘ
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Auntie Mame (play) ⓘ
surface form: Auntie Mame (stage play)
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coWriter Adolph Green ⓘ
Betty Comden ⓘ
Morton DaCosta ⓘ
criticalReputation celebrated ⓘ
era Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
featuresCharacter Mame Dennis ⓘ
form feature-length screenplay ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ
drama ⓘ
influencedBy Broadway theatrical style ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of free-spirited lifestyle ⓘ
strong female lead character ⓘ
witty dialogue ⓘ
portraysTheme family relationships ⓘ
individualism ⓘ
nonconformity ⓘ
social class ⓘ
publicationYear 1958 ⓘ
screenplayForDirector Morton DaCosta ⓘ
screenplayForLeadActor Rosalind Russell ⓘ
screenplayForLeadCharacter Mame Dennis ⓘ
settingPeriod 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
structure three-act structure ⓘ
style character-centered narrative ⓘ
witty dialogue-driven comedy ⓘ
timeSpanCoveredInStory several decades ⓘ
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Betty Comden → notableWork → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
Lee Patrick → notableWork → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auntie Mame
Forrest Tucker → notableWork → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auntie Mame
Bronislau Kaper → notableWork → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
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Mame Dennis → appearsIn → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
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Mame Dennis → appearsIn → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
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Mame Dennis → appearsIn → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auntie Mame (1958 film)
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Mame Dennis → adaptedAsCharacterIn → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auntie Mame (1958 film)
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Morton DaCosta → notableWork → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auntie Mame (1958 film)
Morton DaCosta → directed → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Auntie Mame (1958 film)
Elizabeth Cohen → notableWork → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
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Basya Cohen → notableWork → Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
subject surface form: Betty Comden