Lillian Hellman
Lillian Hellman · Arts & Literature
American playwright ('The Little Foxes', 'The Children's Hour')
1905, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States — 1984, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States
United States
Lillian Hellman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American playwright ('The Little Foxes', 'The Children's Hour')
Lillian Hellman was an American Jewish playwright whose taut dramas of moral conflict, including 'The Children's Hour' and 'The Little Foxes', became mainstays of the twentieth-century stage. She was later blacklisted during the McCarthy era after refusing to name others before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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American playwright ('The Little Foxes', 'The Children's Hour')
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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