Notable Lesbians
This week’s Notable Lesbian is:
Fannie Flagg
September 21, 1944
Fannie Flagg began her
writing career in the 1960s, but she is probably best known for her novel, Fried Green Tomatoes and the Whistle Stop Cafe. She went on to write the screen play for the movie, Fried Green Tomatoes which garnered her a great deal of attention, not to mention an Oscar nomination. Flagg also dabbled in some acting and appeared in minor roles in television shows and movies such as Grease.
Interesting tid bit:
Fannie Flag’s real name is Patricia Neal but she could not use it as her professional name because there was already an Oscar-winning actress with the same name. Flagg is openly lesbian and was the partner of author Rita Mae Brown (Rubyfruit Jungle) at one point in time. Despite her openness regarding her sexuality, she removed a substantial portion of the lesbian content in the movie version of Fried Green Tomatoes in order to make it more commercial.
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More Notable Lesbians
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