Cornelia Otis Skinner (1899–1979)
Author of Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
About the Author
Cornelia Otis Skinner was born in Chicago on May 30, 1901. Skinner wrote and staged productions of The Lovers of Charles II, The Empress Eugene, The Mansions on the Hudson, and The Wives of Henry VIII. She was also critically acclaimed for her play, Lady Windermere's Fan and Theater. She also wrote show more the books, Madam Sarah, The Pleasure of His Company, and Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, which became a bestseller. Cornelia Otis Skinner died in New York City on July 9, 1979. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Emily Kimbrough & Cornelia Otis Skinner also co-wrote books. Do NOT combine this page with that of Ms. Kimbrough or with any of the pages that use both their names. Thank you.
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- Legal name
- Blodget, Cornelia Otis Skinner
- Birthdate
- 1899-05-30
- Date of death
- 1979-07-09
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Bryn Mawr College
The Sorbonne - Occupations
- actor
- Relationships
- Skinner, Otis (father)
- Disambiguation notice
- Emily Kimbrough & Cornelia Otis Skinner also co-wrote books. Do NOT combine this page with that of Ms. Kimbrough or with any of the pages that use both their names. Thank you.
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Excuse It, Please! by Cornelia Otis Skinner
The humor lost some of its power with age. The culture is different, technology has advanced, and the larger population doesn't really gets horses either, Mrs. Skinner. But the tone is and there were several chapters that still had the humorous touch.
I found it to be highly amusing, almost like a verbal version of The Play That Goes Wrong, until the middle when she started throwing around Paris geography and my ignorance became apparent(and I stopped getting the jokes).
Some funny bits and some very not funny bits(among them ones about her son and the fiction piece which was very ... datedly racist).
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #22,349
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 33
- ISBNs
- 28
- Languages
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