The legendary Rosalind Russell (Gypsy, His Girl Friday) recreates on screen her Broadway triumph as an eccentric grande dame who teaches her 10-year old nephew to appreciate life. As she puts it..

Based on the novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis Based on the play Auntie Mame by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee “Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!” So says the ...

In terms of bringing them abroad, there’s no denying that I’m a huge fan of the Patrick Dennis “Auntie Mame” novels from the 1950s. The sequel to the first “Auntie Mame” book was ...

After the stock market crash of 1929, Auntie Mame tries to hurry up the Christmas preparations, even though it’s still November and the snow hasn’t yet started to fall, hoping it will help ...

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Peggy Cass won. Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Rosalind Russell was nominated but did not win.

Lucille Ball plays Auntie mame, loving life and living it to the hilt with her nephew and assorted eccentrics in tow. Robert Preston, Beatrice Arthur and Jerry Herman's smashing Broadway score add ...