Fannie Flagg

Biography

Fannie Flagg is an American actress, comedian, and author. She is most notable as a frequent panelist on the 1973–1982 versions of the game show Match Game and for her 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which she adapted into the script for the 1991 motion picture Fried Green Tomatoes. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation. Flagg lives in California and Alabama.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Harper Lee Award · 2012
• ★Audie Award — Narration by the Author or Authors
• ☆Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1992 · nominated