WRITER

Lillian Hellman

1905 - 1984

Lillian Hellman

Lillian Florence Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984) was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirist, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway as well as her communist views and political activism. She was blacklisted after her appearance before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) at the height of the anti-communist campaigns of 1947–1952. Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s, her blacklisting by the U.S. film industry caused a drop in her income. Many praised Hellman for refusing to answer HUAC's questions, but others believed, despite her denial, that she had belonged to the Communist Party. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lillian Hellman is the 3,413th most popular writer (up from 3,644th in 2019), the 4,922nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,671st in 2019) and the 387th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Lillian Hellman ranks 3,413 out of 7,302. Before her are Corrado Alvaro, Antonio García Gutiérrez, Ephraim Chambers, Hiromi Kawakami, Jean-François Revel, and Johann Most. After her are Pierre Jean Jouve, Hélène Berr, Tristan Bernard, Karl Ove Knausgård, Niccolò Tommaseo, and Alexis Piron.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Corrado Alvaro
1895 - 1956
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,407
Antonio García Gutiérrez
1813 - 1884
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,408
Ephraim Chambers
1680 - 1740
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 3,409
Hiromi Kawakami
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,410
Jean-François Revel
1924 - 2006
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 3,411
Johann Most
1846 - 1906
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,412
Lillian Hellman
1905 - 1984
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,413
Pierre Jean Jouve
1887 - 1976
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,414
Hélène Berr
1921 - 1945
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,415
Tristan Bernard
1866 - 1947
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,416
Karl Ove Knausgård
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,417
Niccolò Tommaseo
1802 - 1874
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,418
Alexis Piron
1689 - 1773
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,419

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Lillian Hellman ranks 190. Before her are Mohammad Hidayatullah, Raúl Leoni, Juan Hilario Marrero, André Cluytens, Tamar Abakelia, and Zoilo Saldombide. After her are Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, Manès Sperber, Mario Varglien, Ángel Melogno, Leo Genn, and Nihal Atsız. Among people deceased in 1984, Lillian Hellman ranks 132. Before her are Uwe Johnson, Louis Lansana Beavogui, Viktor Chukarin, John Marley, Valery Voronin, and Ciriaco Errasti. After her are Arvīds Jansons, Manès Sperber, Eulogio Martínez, Sam Jaffe, Ralph Kirkpatrick, and Henri Fabre.

Others Born in 1905

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Mohammad Hidayatullah
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1992
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 184
Raúl Leoni
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1972
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 185
Juan Hilario Marrero
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 186
André Cluytens
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1967
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 187
Tamar Abakelia
PAINTER
1905 - 1953
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 188
Zoilo Saldombide
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1981
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 189
Lillian Hellman
WRITER
1905 - 1984
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 190
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
LAWYER
1905 - 1944
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 191
Manès Sperber
WRITER
1905 - 1984
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 192
Mario Varglien
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1978
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 193
Ángel Melogno
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 194
Leo Genn
ACTOR
1905 - 1978
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 195
Nihal Atsız
WRITER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 196