Lillian Hellman
American playwright and memoirist whose Scoundrel Time documented the blacklist period with passionate intensity. Her memoirs—An Unfinished Woman, Pentimento—were celebrated as literary achievements even as their truthfulness was contested. She famously clashed with Mary McCarthy.
Works
- An Unfinished WomanMemoir recounting a playwright's theatrical life and personal struggles
- PentimentoMemoir of portraits and revisited memories from Hellman's life
- Scoundrel TimeMemoir of Hellman's experiences during McCarthyism and political persecution
- MaybeBrief memoir reflecting on aging, regret, and incomplete understanding
- ThreeMemoir examining three important relationships in the author's life
- The Children's HourPlay exploring jealousy and accusation between two girls at boarding school
- The Little FoxesPlay depicting a Southern family's greed, manipulation, and moral corruption
- Watch on the RhinePlay set during Nazi occupation showing resistance and American idealism
- Toys in the AtticPlay about family secrets and social climbing in New Orleans
- Another Part of the ForestPlay examining ambition and moral compromise in a Southern family