lillian hellman

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Definition von lillian hellman im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

a US writer of plays, whose most famous works are The Children's Hour and The Little Foxes. She is also remembered for refusing to name anyone as a Communist in front of the huac (1905-84). born June 20, 1905, New Orleans, La., U.S. died June 30, 1984, Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. U.S. playwright. After working as a book reviewer, press agent, and play reader, she began writing plays in the 1930s. Her first major success, The Children's Hour (1934), concerned two schoolteachers falsely accused of lesbianism. She examined family infighting in her hit The Little Foxes (1939) and political injustice in Watch on the Rhine (1941). All were made into successful films. Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952, she refused to testify. She wrote several memoirs and edited the works of her longtime companion, the novelist Dashiell Hammett

Relevante Übersetzungen

Lillian Florence Hellman

born June 20, 1905, New Orleans, La., U.S. died June 30, 1984, Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. U.S. playwright. After working as a book reviewer, press agent, and play reader, she began writing plays in the 1930s. Her first major success, The Children's Hour (1934), concerned two schoolteachers falsely accused of lesbianism. She examined family infighting in her hit The Little Foxes (1939) and political injustice in Watch on the Rhine (1941). All were made into successful films. Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952, she refused to testify. She wrote several memoirs and edited the works of her longtime companion, the novelist Dashiell Hammett

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Lil·li·an Hell·man

Türkische aussprache

lîliın helmın

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/ˈləlēən ˈhelmən/ /ˈlɪliːən ˈhɛlmən/