The line between the public life and the private life has been erased, due to the rapid decline of manners and courtesy. There is a certain crudeness and crassness that has suddenly become accepted behavior, even desirable.

Flagg was at one time the partner of author Rita Mae Brown. Acting career
During the 1970s Flagg was a fixture on game show panels.

Flagg was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation. Patricia Neal (born September 21 1944) known professionally as Fannie Flagg is an American actress comedienne and author.