Scoundrel Time by Lillian Hellman
In 1952, Hellman joined the ranks of intellectuals and artists called before Congress to testify about political subversion. Terrified yet defiant, Hellman refused to incriminate herself or others, and managed to avoid trial. Nonetheless the experience brought devastating controversy and loss. First published in 1972, her retelling of the time features a remarkable cast of characters, including her lover, novelist Dashiell Hammett, a slew of famous friends and colleagues, and a pack of scoundrels -- ruthless, ambitious politicians and the people who complied with their demands.
Hellman, Lillian: - Lillian Hellman was born in New Orleans on June 20, 1905. She moved to New York with her family in 1910, but spent half the year living in a boarding house with her aunts. After studying at both New York University and Columbia University, Hellman dropped out of school and worked as a book reviewer for the New York Herald Tribune. In 1930, she moved to Hollywood and became a script reader for MGM, where she became involved in the social and political scene. There, she met writer Dashiell Hammett and began a close relationship with him that lasted almost thirty years. Over the next 30 years she published many very successful plays: The Children's Hour (1934), The Little Foxes (1939), Watch on the Rhine (1941), The Lark (1955), and Toys in the Attic (1960). She taught at several colleges throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including Harvard and Yale. She published three volumes of memoirs, one of which won a National Book Award. She died in 1984 in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333211014 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333211014 |
| Title | Scoundrel Time |
| Author | Lillian Hellman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 1976-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
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