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 film 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. She lives in California and Alabama.
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Average rating: 4.13 · 588,241 ratings · 43,055 reviews · 62 distinct worksSimilar authors
Fried Green Tomatoes at the...

4.27 avg rating — 330,824 ratings — published 1987 — 171 editions
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The All-Girl Filling Statio...

4.04 avg rating — 57,830 ratings — published 2013 — 42 editions
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A Redbird Christmas

3.96 avg rating — 35,249 ratings — published 2004 — 59 editions
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Welcome to the World, Baby ...

3.92 avg rating — 28,521 ratings — published 1998 — 51 editions
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The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

4.11 avg rating — 20,926 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions
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The Whole Town's Talking (E...

3.68 avg rating — 23,372 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions
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Can't Wait to Get to Heaven...

3.95 avg rating — 21,470 ratings — published 2006 — 66 editions
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I Still Dream About You

3.65 avg rating — 22,764 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
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Standing in the Rainbow (El...

4.07 avg rating — 19,078 ratings — published 2002 — 40 editions
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Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man

3.97 avg rating — 16,925 ratings — published 1981 — 53 editions
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“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

“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

“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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