Thought for the Day
“Since when do we have to agree with people
to defend them from injustice?”
~ Lillian Hellman
(1905-1984)
*Lillian Florence “Lily” Hellman
Born: June 20, 1905 New Orleans, Louisiana
Died: June 30, 1984 (age 79) Tisbury, Massachusetts
An American playwright, linked throughout her life with many left-wing causes. She was romantically involved for 30 years with mystery and crime writer Dashiell Hammett (and was the inspiration for his character Nora Charles), and was also a long-time friend and literary executor of author Dorothy Parker.
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