<P> Big Daddy and Big Mama ( Judith Anderson ) arrive home from the hospital via their private aeroplane and are greeted by Gooper and his wife -- and all their kids -- along with Maggie . Despite the efforts of Mae , Gooper and their kids to draw his attention to them , Big Daddy has eyes only for Maggie . The news is that Big Daddy is not dying from cancer . However , the doctor later meets privately with first Gooper and then Brick where he divulges that it is a deception . Big Daddy has inoperable cancer and will likely be dead within a year , and the truth is being kept from him . Brick later confides in Maggie with the truth about Big Daddy 's health , and she is heartbroken . Maggie wants Brick to take an interest in his father -- for both selfish and unselfish reasons , but Brick stubbornly refuses . </P>
<P> Big Daddy and Big Mama ( Judith Anderson ) arrive home from the hospital via their private aeroplane and are greeted by Gooper and his wife -- and all their kids -- along with Maggie . Despite the efforts of Mae , Gooper and their kids to draw his attention to them , Big Daddy has eyes only for Maggie . The news is that Big Daddy is not dying from cancer . However , the doctor later meets privately with first Gooper and then Brick where he divulges that it is a deception . Big Daddy has inoperable cancer and will likely be dead within a year , and the truth is being kept from him . Brick later confides in Maggie with the truth about Big Daddy 's health , and she is heartbroken . Maggie wants Brick to take an interest in his father -- for both selfish and unselfish reasons , but Brick stubbornly refuses . </P>
who played big momma in cat on a hot tin roof
who played big momma in cat on a hot tin roof
Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson