The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman

The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman

Lillian Hellman

1905-1984

Lillian Hellman, a prominent playwright and screenwriter, was born in New Orleans. Her upbringing involved spending time between New York and New Orleans, where her family stayed in a boardinghouse owned by her father's sisters. After leaving New York University, Hellman worked as a manuscript reader before shifting her focus to writing plays. With the influence of Dashiell Hammett, her partner and a renowned mystery writer, Hellman's writing flourished. However, her involvement in leftist political causes led to accusations of being a Communist during the McCarthy era, resulting in her being blacklisted from Hollywood. Despite the challenges, she continued to write plays, later turning her attention to writing memoirs that offered her perspective on the events of that era.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1935

The Children's Hour. New York; A.A. Knopf, 1935. Rpt. in The Collected Plays. Boston, MA; Little, Brown, 1972.

AL Book Collection

Hellman, Lillian, “The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8373.