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Elaine Dundy





Elaine Dundy

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born
August 01, 1921 in New York City, The United States

died
May 01, 2008

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Elaine Dundy (1921–2008) grew up in New York City and Long Island. After graduating from Sweet Briar College in 1943 she worked as an actress in Paris and, later, London, where she met her future husband, the theater critic Kenneth Tynan. Dundy wrote three novels, The Dud Avocado (1958), The Old Man and Me (1964), and The Injured Party (1974); a play, My Place (produced in 1962); biographies of Elvis Presley and the actor Peter Finch; a study of Ferriday, Louisiana; and a memoir, Life Itself!


Average rating: 3.56 · 1,893 ratings · 441 reviews · 10 distinct works
The Dud Avocado
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3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 1,571 ratings — published 1957 — 11 editions
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The Old Man and Me
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 1964 — 5 editions
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Elvis and Gladys
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions
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Life Itself!
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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Il dolce frutto
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
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Finch, Bloody Finch: A Life...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating3 editions
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Ferriday Louisiana
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1991
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The Injured Party
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I'll Never Be Young Again
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3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1932 — 12 editions
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Backstage Pass Nudes: The M...
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007
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More books by Elaine Dundy…
“I always expect people to behave much better than I do. When they actually behave worse, I am frankly incredulous.”
Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado

“The world is wide, wide, wide, and I am young, young, young, and we’re all going to live forever!”
Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado

“It's just that I know the world is so wide and full of people and exciting things that I just go crazy every day stuck in these institutions. I mean if I don't get started soon, how will I get the chance to sharpen my wits? It takes lots of training. You have to start very young.”
Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado

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