Patrick Dennis
Patrick Dennis
Edward Everett Tanner III, known by the nom de plume Patrick Dennis, was an American author. His novel Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapadewas one of the bestselling American books of the 20th century. In chronological vignettes, the narrator — also named Patrick — recalls his adventures growing up under the wing of his madcap aunt, Mame Dennis. Dennis wrote a sequel, Around the World with Auntie Mame, in 1958. Dennis based the character of Mame Dennis on his father's sister,...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 May 1921
Patrick Dennis quotes about
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Writing isn't hard. It isn't any harder than ditch-digging.