Lillian Hellman
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 20 June 1905
- Died
- 30 June 1984
- Works
- 82
Top works
- The north star
- פנטימנטו
- Ten Plays
- The selected letters of Anton Chekhov
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
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Writing · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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. She was blacklisted after her appearance before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) at the height of the anti-communist campaigns of 1947–1952. Although she continued…
Known for
- Directed by William Wyler — Self1986
- The Case of Dashiell Hammett1982
- Julia — Woman in Boat1977
- The Rehearsal1974
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
- The Oscars — Self1953
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 34
- Total plays
- 45
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- New directions in cryptography
· 1976 · cited 9,643x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,723x
- Reference sequence (RefSeq) database at NCBI: current status, taxonomic expansion, and functional annotation
· 2015 · cited 5,948x
- Opinion Mining and Sentiment Analysis
· 2008 · cited 5,522x
- Calculating Structures and Free Energies of Complex Molecules: Combining Molecular Mechanics and Continuum Models
· 2000 · cited 4,527x
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Key facts
- Born
- Lillian Florence Hellman , ( 1905-06-20 ) June 20, 1905, New Orleans , Louisiana , U.S.
- Died
- June 30, 1984 (1984-06-30) (aged 79), Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Resting place
- Abels Hill Chilmark cemetery, Chilmark , Martha's Vineyard
- Occupation
- Playwright author screenwriter
- Spouse
- Arthur Kober ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1925 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1932 )
- Partner
- Dashiell Hammett (1931–1961; Hammett's death)
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Key dates
- Born
- 20 June 1905
- Died
- 30 September 1984
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lillian
- Family name
- Hellman
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Dukes County
- Occupation
- dramaturge
- Educated at
- New York University
- Languages spoken
- English language
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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. She was blacklisted after her appearance before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) at the height of the anti-communist campaigns of 1947–1952. Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s, her blacklisting by the U.S. film industry caused a drop in her income. Many praised Hellman for refusing to answer HUAC's questions, but others believed, despite her denial, that she had belonged to the Communist Party.
As a playwright, Hellman had many successes on Broadway, including The Children's Hour, The Little Foxes and its sequel Another Part of the Forest, Watch on the Rhine, The Autumn Garden, and Toys in the Attic. She adapted her semi-autobiographical play The Little Foxes into a screenplay; the movie starred Bette Davis. Hellman was romantically involved with fellow writer and political activist Dashiell Hammett, who also was blacklisted for 10 years.
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