Auntie Mame (film)
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Auntie Mame is a 1958 American Technirama Technicolor comedy film based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Edward Everett Tanner III and the 1956 play of the same name by Jerome Lawrence and Robert
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Rosalind Russell plays the flamboyant Mame Dennis, who aims to give Patrick as broad a view of life as possible.
Roger Smith plays adult Patrick Dennis, who as an orphaned child is placed in the care of his Auntie Mame.
Fred Clark plays Dwight Babcock, Patrick’s fiscal guardian who does his utmost to counter Mame’s liberal tendencies.
31st Academy Awards
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The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi, which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight, first set by
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Vincente Minnelli; Best Director winner
David Niven; Best Actor winner
Susan Hayward; Best Actress winner