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The Most Hated Woman in America is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed by Tommy O'Haver and written by O'Haver and Irene Turner. It stars Melissa Leo as Madalyn Murray O'Hair. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 14, 2017. The film was released on March 24, 2017, by Netflix.
The Most Hated Woman in America: Directed by Tommy O'Haver. With Melissa Leo, Brandon Mychal Smith, Juno Temple, Michael Chernus. The life of Madelyn Murray O'Hair, the outspoken activist and founder of American Atheists.
Madalyn Murray O'Hair ( née Mays; April 13, 1919 – September 29, 1995) [1] was an American activist supporting atheism, and separation of church and state. In 1963, she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which her son Jon Garth Murray succeeded her.
This drama follows the controversial life of outspoken atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair, from her landmark court battles to her infamous abduction. Watch trailers & learn more.
In 1964, Life magazine dubbed her the “Most Hated Woman in America.” Becoming The Most Hated Woman In America. Following her legal success in 1963, atheists sent O’Hair money to continue her fight against religion. At the peak of the American Atheists, it’s estimated that O’Hair controlled up to $15 million in donated assets.
The Most Hated Woman in America. “My mother pissed off a lot of people, especially those she was close to.”. There’s an undeniable wealth of storytelling to be culled from the life of Madalyn Murray O’Hair, a talk show regular and fighter for religious freedom who was kidnapped in the ‘90s and held for ransom.
T he Most Hated Woman in America, a biopic of Madalyn Murray O’Hair, wins the award for inspiring my swiftest personal pivot from film-watching to Wikipedia-checking.
