![]() ![]() ![]() Whatever the reason, critics for the nation's leading publications were out for blood, lambasting the 62-year-old Ball for everything from her age and appearance to her misconceived interpretation of the role, her singing and dancing and the way she was photographed. Perhaps it was because of resentment that Angela Lansbury, the much-admired star of the Broadway musical, had not been cast in the film. And that's just a partial list!īut no other performer was given the critical drubbing in the role that greeted Ball upon the release of the Mame movie. Counted among them, in addition to Lucille Ball in the 1974 film musical Mame, are Rosalind Russell, Angela Lansbury, Greer Garson, Eve Arden, Beatrice Lillie, Ginger Rogers, Constance Bennett, Janet Blair, Janet Paige, Elaine Stritch, Ann Miller, Celeste Holm, Ann Sothern, Jan Sterling, Juliet Prowse, Gypsy Rose Lee, Susan Hayward, Alexis Smith, Carole Cook, Morgan Brittany, Carol Lawrence, Christine Ebersole and Christine Baranski. ![]() A variety of famous actresses have essayed the role of Mame Dennis, the world's most celebrated madcap aunt. ![]()
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