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Rita Mae Brown

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  • Born
    November 28, 1944 · Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • Rita Mae Brown was born on November 28, 1944 in Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a writer, known for I Love Liberty (1982), The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) and 7 Shades of Sin.

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  • Gives co-author credit to her cat Sneaky Pie for her mystery novels.
  • Only wrote the first draft of The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) (originally titled "Sleepless Nights") and was not involved in any of the numerous rewrites. She also had no control over the title change. She wrote the screenplay as a parody of the Teen/Bimbo/Slasher genre, but the producers filmed it straight on.
  • Former Long time companion of Fannie Flagg.
  • Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 138, pages 44-50. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.

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  • If the world was truly a rational place, men would ride sidesaddle.
  • If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novels, find a book you do like. Life is too short to be miserable. If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.
  • You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.
  • The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.
  • On experience: I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.

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