Lillian Hellman
Lillian Florence Hellman 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.
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🎬 Movies
Directed by William Wyler
actor
1986
The Case of Dashiell Hammett
actor
1982
Julia
writer
1977
The Chase
writer
1966
Toys in the Attic
writer
1963
The Children's Hour
writer
1961
The Lark
writer
1957
The North Star
writer
1943
Watch on the Rhine
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1943
The Little Foxes
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1941
Dead End
writer
1937
The Spanish Earth
writer
1937
These Three
writer
1936
The Dark Angel
writer
1935
📖 Books
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
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1999
Pentimento - A Book Of Portraits
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1973
Unfinished Woman
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1969
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The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
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1952
Contemporary Drama. Eleven Plays. American - English - European
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1950