Writer

Lillian Hellman

1905 – 1984

Active years (films on this site)

1937–1977

Genres

DramaRomanceCrimeFilm-Noir

Schools and movements

Classical Hollywood

Directors worked with

William Wyler3 filmsFred Zinnemann1 film

Biography

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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Awards and honours

International

• Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year 1975
• Paul Robeson Award 1976
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

National / local

• National Book Award 1970
• honorary doctor of Brandeis University

4 films on this site

1. Dead End 1937 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.2 · Writer
2. The Little Foxes 1941 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.9 · Writer
3. The Children's Hour 1961 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.8 · Writer
4. Julia 1977 · Fred Zinnemann · IMDb 7.0 · Writer