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Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 20 June 1905
- Died
- 30 June 1984
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Dukes County
- Sex or gender
- female
- Given name
- Lillian
- Family name
- Hellman
- Spouse
- Arthur Kober
- Field of work
- creative and professional writing, American drama, American literature
- Occupation
- playwright, screenwriter, writer, autobiographer, librettist, actor, journalist, dramaturge
- Citizenship
- United States
- Native language
- English
- Awards
- National Book Award, Paul Robeson Award, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary doctor of Brandeis University, Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- described by source
- American Women Writers, Metzler Autorinnen Lexikon (1 ed.), American Women Writers, 1900-1945 : A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
- documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- educated at
- Columbia University, New York University
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Lillian Hellman
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Tony Award for Best Play, Tony Award for Best Musical
- place of burial
- Chilmark Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1934
- topic's main category
- Category:Lillian Hellman
- unmarried partner
- Dashiell Hammett
- work location
- United States
- writing language
- English
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