a "townhouse in Turtle Bay." Turtle Bay, and specifically Beekman Place, is home to the fictional character "Mame Dennis" in the novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis, as well as in the Broadway play, musical and the films based on it. Turtle Bay is the home of the fictional lawyer Stone Barrington in a series of novels by Stuart Woods. Turtle Bay is the location of the "old willow tree" that is "long-suffering and much-climbed, held together by strings of wire but beloved of those who know it" that E.B. White writes "symbolizes the city" in his essay "Here is New York". The iconic Modernist apartment towers at 860-870 United Nations Plaza are the setting for the 1969 romantic comedy film "The April Fools," starring Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve. References External links Turtle Bay Association official site Neighborhoods in Manhattan Diplomatic districts Bays of New York (state) Midtown Manhattan Former bays