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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...
- The Autumn Garden
Dec 30, 2001 · About Lillian Hellman. December 30, 2001. She became a writer at a time when writers were celebrities and their recklessness was admirable. Like Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Hammett ...
Jul 1, 1984 · Lillian Hellman, one of the most important playwrights of the American theater, died of cardiac arrest yesterday at Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) Hospital near her summer home. She was 77 years old...
Biography. Lillian Hellman (1905-1984) ranks among the most famous and controversial of American playwrights. She never shied away from provocative, social justice-based themes.
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Born Lillian Hellman on June 20, 1905, in New Orleans, Louisiana; died at Martha's Vineyard on June 30, 1984; daughter of Max Hellman (a salesman) and Julia (Newhouse) Hellman; attended public school in New Orleans and Public School 6 in New York City; graduated from Wadleigh High School in New York City, 1921; attended New York University for t...
