Idgie when portrayed as the younger woman and Ninny Threadgoode, as the storyteller. Evelyn Couch is the lady who the story is being told to.
The cast of the 1991 movie includes: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson, Stan Shaw and, Chris O'Donnell.
There were 4 main women.
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Jessica Tandy. Jessica Alice Tandy, Born 7th of June 1909 in the London Borough of Hackney. Died She died at home on the 11th of September 1994 in Easton, Connecticut. She also played staring roles in Driving Miss Daisy, Batteries Not Included and Cocoon. http://www.answers.com/jessica%20tandy
Morton Fried died in 1986.
Josef Fried died in 2001.
Pál Fried died in 1976.
Oskar Fried died in 1941.
Emanuel Fried died in 2011.
Cy Fried died on 1970-10-09.
Because it died
Alfred Hermann Fried died on May 5, 1921 at the age of 56.
Erich Fried died on November 22, 1988, in Baden-Baden, West Germany.
Harry Fried died on October 29, 1982, in La Mirada, California, USA.
Manny Fried died on February 25, 2011, in Buffalo, New York, USA.