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Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirist and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway, as well as her communist views and political activism.
Jun 26, 2024 · Lillian Hellman (born June 20, 1905, New Orleans, La., U.S.—died June 30, 1984, Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.) was an American playwright and motion-picture screenwriter whose dramas forcefully attacked injustice, exploitation, and selfishness.
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Apr 26, 2012 · A fierce playwright, a fiery socialist and a pioneering feminist, Lillian Hellman lived unapologetically. But today she's remembered as a fabulist and a rabble-rouser — if she's remembered at...
Jul 31, 2018 · Playwright Lillian Hellman discuss her life and career, which included such classic plays as "The Children's Hour," "Watch on the Rhine," and "The Little Foxes," and her long relationship with...
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Sep 25, 2019 · Learn about the life and work of Lillian Hellman, a prominent American playwright and screenwriter who refused to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). Explore her best-known plays, such as The Children's Hour and The Little Foxes, and her memoirs, such as An Unfinished Woman.
Dec 30, 2001 · Learn about the life and career of Lillian Hellman, a playwright, memoirist, and activist who challenged injustice and censorship. Explore her works, such as The Children's Hour, The Little Foxes, and An Unfinished Woman, and her relationship with Dashiell Hammett.
Lillian Hellman, The Art of Theater No. 1. Interviewed by John Marquand & Anne Hollander. Issue 33, Winter-Spring 1965. Sketch by Anne Hollander. Miss Hellman spends her summers in a comfortable white house at the bottom of a sandbank in the town of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
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