What is Lillian Hellman's middle name?
Florence
What is Lillian Hellman's full name?
Lillian Florence Hellman
Lillian Hellman date of birth:
June 20, 1905
How old was Lillian Hellman when died?
79
Where was Lillian Hellman born?
New Orleans, LA
When did Lillian Hellman die?
June 30, 1984
Where did Lillian Hellman die?
Tisbury, Massachusetts
Why did Lillian Hellman die?
Heart Failure
Lillian Hellman body shape:
Average
What color is Lillian Hellman's hair?
Brown - Light
Is Lillian Hellman gay or straight?
Bisexual
What religion is Lillian Hellman?
Jewish
What is Lillian Hellman's ethnicity?
White
What is Lillian Hellman nationality?
American
Where did Lillian Hellman go to university?
New York University (attended 1922-25), BA, Columbia University (1925), MA, Tufts University (1940), LLD, Wheaton College
What is Lillian Hellman's occupation?
Playwright
Lillian Hellman claim to fame:
Little Foxes
Lillian Hellman family:
Arthur Kober (husband) (1925 - 1932), Samuel Dashiell Hammett (partner) (1931 - 1961)
Short Biography
Lillian Florence "Lilly" Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American dramatist and screenwriter known for her success as a playwright on Broadway, as well as her left-wing sympathies and political activism. She famously was blacklisted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) at the height of the anti-communist campaigns of 1947–52. Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s, her blacklisting by the American film industry caused a precipitous decline in her income during which time she had to work outside her chosen profession. Hellman was praised by many for refusing to answer questions by HUAC. However, many doubted her denial that she had belonged to the Communist Party; the skeptics included war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, former wife of Ernest Hemingway, and author/literary critic Mary McCarthy.