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Title: Lillian Hellman
Subtitle: Her Life and Legend
Author: Carl Rollyson
Narrator: Colleen Patrick
Format: Unabridged
Length: 18 hrs and 21 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-31-15
Publisher: Carl Rollyson
Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians
Publisher's Summary:
Through diaries, letters, government files, and interviews, Carl Rollyson draws a vital and vibrant portrait of the life, the work, and the legend of Lillian Hellman: America's most controversial radical playwright. Rollyson explores the sources and backgrounds of her best-selling memoirs, the development of her politics, her successful screenwriting career, and her famous appearance before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
He provides entertaining and informative accounts of her feud with Mary McCarthy, and her many love affairs and surprising friendships. He also provides a provocative and compelling portrayal of this complex and brilliant woman, who was called everything from a "viper" and "a goddam liar" to "an empathetic genius with a highly original and penetrating mind." Near death, Hellman spoke of being blocked; this biography will show what got in her way.
