Molly Guinness

Lillian Hellman lied her way through life

A review of Lillian Hellman: An Imperious Life, by Dorothy Gallagher. This disloyal Stalinist has not been blessed with a biographer who likes her

Lillian Hellman chats with her lover, author Dashiell Hammett Photo: Time & Life/Getty 
issue 05 July 2014
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