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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 sympathies and political activism. She was blacklisted after her appearance before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) at the height of the ...

   • The Autumn Garden

     The Autumn Garden is a 1951 play by Lillian Hellman.The play...

   • The Little Foxes

     The Little Foxes is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman,...

   • The Children's Hour

     The Children's Hour is a 1934 American play by Lillian...

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     The Children's Hour - Lillian Hellman - BBC Saturday Night Theatre

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Lillian-HellmanLillian Hellman | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright | Britannica

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   Mar 12, 2024 · Lillian Hellman was an American playwright and motion-picture screenwriter whose dramas forcefully attacked injustice, exploitation, and selfishness. Hellman attended New York public schools and New York University and Columbia University. Her marriage (1925–32) to the playwright Arthur Kober ended.

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4. www.pbs.org › wnet › americanmastersLillian Hellman | About Lillian Hellman | American Masters | PBS

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   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.

5. www.encyclopedia.com › lillian-hellmanLillian Hellman | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 29, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Lillian Hellman, a prominent American playwright and screenwriter who wrote The Children's Hour, The Little Foxes, and Watch on the Rhine. Explore her themes, influences, awards, and controversies in this comprehensive article.

6. www.nytimes.com › 1996/11/03 › theaterWhy Lillian Hellman Remains Fascinating - The New York Times

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   Nov 3, 1996 · As a dramatist, author, screenwriter and activist, Hellman was a commanding presence in America's cultural life for half a century. Even her failures were carried off with attention-getting...

7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0375484Lillian Hellman - Biography - IMDb

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   Learn about the life and career of Lillian Hellman, a playwright and screenwriter who was involved in the radical political movement in Hollywood. Find out her birth and death dates, marital status, quotes, trivia, and filmography.

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   Who is Lillian Hellman?

   • Lillian Hellman: Her Legend and Her Legacy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905–June 30, 1984) was one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. She is best known for The Children's Hour (1934), The Little Foxes (1939), Watch on the Rhine (1941), and Toys in the Attic (1960).

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   Where did Lillian Hellman go to school?

   • 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. Hellman attended New York public schools and New York University and Columbia University.

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   How old was Lillian Hellman when she died?

   • On June 30, 1984 Lillian Hellman died in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts at the age of seventy-nine. Among the many honors she received were two New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, a Gold Medal from the Academy of Arts and Letters for Distinguished Achievement in the Theater, and a National Book Award for AN UNFINISHED WOMAN.

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   Why did Lillian Hellman become a writer?

   • Hellman maintained a social and political life as large and restless as her talent. Her plays were a constant challenge to injustice. She became a writer at a time when writers were celebrities and their recklessness was admirable. Like Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Hammett, Lillian Hellman was a smoker, a drinker, a lover, and a fighter.

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