1. Fannie Flagg
... had written to the revue club, The Upstairs at the Downstairs. When the girl who was supposed to perform that material could not appear, they hired Flagg to perform them. Alan Funt came to the opening night, saw Flagg had written her own material, and hired her as a writer for Candid Camera. All this within one week of moving to New ... had another stroke of luck when an actress on Candid Camera got the flu. Flagg had to step in to perform the actress's part in a skit she had written. When Alan Funt discovered he could have her as an actress and a writer at the same time, she became a c...
- Word Count: 2519
- Approx Pages: 10
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School
