Elaine Dundy





Elaine Dundy

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

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: 3.59 · 2,857 ratings · 581 reviews · 9 distinct works · Similar authors
The Dud Avocado
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 2,355 ratings — published 1958 — 13 editions
The Old Man and Me
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 1964 — 5 editions
Elvis and Gladys
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions
Life Itself!
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
Ferriday Louisiana
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991
Finch, Bloody Finch: A Life...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings2 editions
The Injured Party
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
I'll Never Be Young Again
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3.21 of 5 stars 3.21 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 1932 — 14 editions
Backstage Pass Nudes: The M...
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007
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

“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

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