Lillian Hellman

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essayist human memoirist playwright political activist screenwriter

Lillian Hellman was an American playwright and screenwriter known for her politically charged dramas and her defiance of the House Un-American Activities Committee during the McCarthy era.

Aliases (1)

Lillian Florence Hellman ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	essayist → human → memoirist → playwright → political activist → screenwriter →
awardReceived	New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award →
burialPlace	Abel’s Hill Cemetery, Chilmark, Massachusetts, United States →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1905-06-20 →
dateOfDeath	1984-06-30 →
educatedAt	Columbia University → New York University →
familyName	Hellman →
fullName	Lillian Florence Hellman →
gender	female →
genre	drama → memoir → political drama →
givenName	Lillian →
hasEthnicBackground	Jewish American →
knownFor	politically charged dramas → refusal to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Letters →
notableWork	An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir → Another Part of the Forest → Pentimento: A Book of Portraits → Scoundrel Time → The Autumn Garden → The Children’s Hour → The Little Foxes → Toys in the Attic → Watch on the Rhine →
occupation	author → memoirist → playwright → screenwriter →
partner	Dashiell Hammett →
periodActive	20th century →
placeOfBirth	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States →
placeOfDeath	Tisbury, Massachusetts, United States →
politicalActivity	critic of McCarthyism →
politicalAlignment	left-wing →
religion	raised Jewish →
spouse	Arthur Kober →
workedAs	reader for MGM →
wroteLetterTo	House Un-American Activities Committee →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lillian Hellman ("Lillian Florence Hellman") →	fullName
Hellman →	hasNotableBearer