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| Photo by me, November 2013 |
High on a hillside in Crest Lawn Cemetery in the Bolton neighborhood of Atlanta rests a woman who became posthumously famous. It's well known that Driving Miss Daisy is set and filmed in Atlanta and is based on a true story. The main female character is played by Jessica Tandy in the movie version based on the 1987 play by Alfred Uhry. That character is based on the grandmother of Uhry, Lena Fox. Other than what you see in the movie very little is known about Lena Fox, she lived in a time before the internet existed and she wasn't famous when she was alive so that is to be expected.
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| Photo by me, November 2013 |
She did live a long life, that much is known, she died five months before her 96th birthday. Her actual house, not the one used in the movie for filming, is at 1284 Fairview Road in Druid Hills and is for sale. The Lullwater Road house used for filming the movie also has been up for sale in 2013 for roughly two million dollars.
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| Photo by me, November 2013 |
She is buried alongside her husband, Alfred. He died at the young age of 55.
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