Lillian Hellman
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1905-06-20 (79 years old)
Deathday
1984-06-30
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also known As
Lillian Florence Hellman
Lillian Hellman
Biography
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 American film industry caused a drop in her income. Many praised Hellman for refusing to answer questions by HUAC, but others believed, despite her denial, that she had belonged to the Communi...
Acting
1977
as Woman in Boat
1974
2014
as Self (archive footage)
1986
as Self
Production
1937
as Screenplay
1941
as Screenplay
1941
as Theatre Play
1964
as Theatre Play
2021
as Writer
1943
as Theatre Play
1936
as Screenplay
1963
as Theatre Play
1937
as Writer
1948
as Novel
1943
as Screenplay
1943
as Story
1935
as Screenplay
2003
as Writer
1971
as Screenplay
1972
as Screenplay
1977
as Book
1989
as Lyricist
1966
as Screenplay
1961
as Theatre Play
1961
as Adaptation
2005
as Lyricist
2023
as Lyricist
2023
as Original Story
1938
as Additional Writing
1957
as Writer
1957
as Screenplay
1946
as Screenplay
1946
as Theatre Play
1991
as Lyricist
1936
as Original Story
1936
as Theatre Play
2007
as Writer
2021
as Writer
1956
as Theatre Play
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