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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.
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...
Dec 30, 2001 · Lillian Hellman will be remembered not only as an activist, playwright, and memoirist, but as a woman who could overcome the hurdles of her time and succeed on her own terms.
May 29, 2018 · Lillian Florence Hellman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 20, 1906, of Jewish parents, Max Hellman, a shoe salesman, and Julia Newshouse, whose family had made a small fortune in the banking industry. In 1910 her family moved to New York City, where she attended public schools.
Lillian Hellman (1905-1984) ranks among the most famous and controversial of American playwrights. She never shied away from provocative, social justice-based themes.
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.
Hellman, Lillian (1905–1984) Major American playwright, distinguished for her unprecedented success for a woman on Broadway and for her literary career, including screenwriting and memoirs, which spanned nearly 50 years. Name variations: Lily; Lillian Kober. Pronunciation: HEL-men.
Lillian Hellman was a giant of twentieth-century letters and a groundbreaking figure as one of the most successful female playwrights on Broadway.
Apr 27, 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...