Elaine Dundy

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born

in New York City, The United States

August 01, 1921

died

May 01, 2008

website

http://www.elainedundy.com/

genre

Literature & Fiction

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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!

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Elaine Dundy's Books

Average rating: 3.59 · 2,857 ratings · 581 reviews · 9 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, Terry Teachout (Introduction) 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 2,355 ratings — published 1958 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Man and Me 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 1964 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elvis and Gladys 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life Itself! 3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ferriday Louisiana 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finch, Bloody Finch: A Life of Peter Finch 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Injured Party 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'll Never Be Young Again by Daphne du Maurier, Elaine Dundy (Introduction) 3.21 of 5 stars 3.21 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 1932 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Backstage Pass Nudes: The Men of Broadway Bares by Reed Massengill, Jerry Mitchell, Elaine Dundy (Preface by) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes 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

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“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

12 people liked it

“That's my answer to the question what is your strongest emotion, if you ever want to ask me: Curiosity, old bean. Curiosity every time.”
― Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado

10 people liked it

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The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

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