Russell and Cass were both nominated for an Academy Award, and Russell won a Golden Globe for her portrayal. In December 1958, a film of the same title based on the play was released by Warner Brothers with Russell, Shimoda, Handzlik and Cass reprising their roles. Dinsdale Landen played Patrick Dennis (as a man), Agnes Gooch was Rosamund Greenwood and Jill Melford played Pegeen Ryan. Beatrice Lillie played the title role, with Florence Desmond as Vera Charles (later replaced by Joan Peart).

The British production of the play opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on Septemand ran for 301 performances, closing on 30 May, 1959. A West Coast touring production, starring Eve Arden in the title role and Benay Venuta as Vera Charles, ran from August 4 to December 13, 1958, with stops at San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1957, both Russell and Cass were nominated for Tony Awards, and Cass won the award. Babcock, Yuki Shimoda as Ito, Robert Smith as Beau, Polly Rowles as Vera Charles, Jan Handzlik as young Patrick and Peggy Cass as Agnes Gooch. The original Broadway cast also included Robert Allen as Mr. Running from October 31, 1956, to June 28, 1958, at the Broadhurst Theatre, the original Broadway production starred Rosalind Russell in the title role. The novel was adapted for the stage by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. In 1958, Dennis wrote a sequel titled Around the World with Auntie Mame. It became the basis of a stage play, a film, a stage musical, and a film musical.

The novel was a runaway bestseller, setting records on the New York Times bestseller list, with more than 2 million copies in print during its initial publication. The book is often described as having been inspired by Dennis' real-life eccentric aunt, Marion Tanner, whose life and outlook mirrored those of Mame, but Dennis denied the connection. Rosalind Russell and Polly Rowles in the original 1956 Broadway production of Auntie MameĪuntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade is a 1955 novel by American author Patrick Dennis chronicling the madcap adventures of a boy, Patrick, growing up as the ward of his Aunt Mame Dennis, the sister of his dead father.

Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis