Fannie Flagg

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Fannie Flagg

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in Birmingham, Alabama, The United States
September 21, 1944

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Fannie Flagg began writing and producing television specials at age nineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and writer in television, films, and the theater.
She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (which was produced by Universal Pictures as Fried Green Tomatoes), Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!, Standing in the Rainbow, and A Redbird Christmas.
Flagg’s script for Fried Green Tomatoes was nominated for both the Academy Award and the Writers Guild of America Award and won the highly regarded Scripters Award. Flagg lives in California and in Alabama.


Average rating: 4.05 · 140,811 ratings · 7,519 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors
Fried Green Tomatoes at the...
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 95,372 ratings — published 1987 — 55 editions
Welcome to the World, Baby ...
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 9,445 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 7,768 ratings — published 2006 — 28 editions
Standing in the Rainbow
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 6,287 ratings — published 2002 — 26 editions
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 6,635 ratings — published 1981 — 30 editions
A Redbird Christmas
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 5,963 ratings — published 2004 — 25 editions
I Still Dream About You
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 5,937 ratings — published 2010 — 26 editions
Fried Green Tomatoes at the...
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 560 ratings — published 1987
Fannie Flagg's Original Whi...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 376 ratings5 editions
The All-Girl Filling Statio...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2013 — 6 editions
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November 2010, Fannie Flagg
"The spunky Southern belle who served up Fried Green Tomatoes returns with I Still Dream About You, a homespun tale about a 60-year-old former Miss Alabama." ...More

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“I wonder how many people don't get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to be with.”
Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

“Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.”
Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

“You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same.”
Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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