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ny 160-25858 conan TAL | DETATSs The subject of this investigation is considered a key figure in the New York Field Divisions | | NESTON LILLIAN HELLMAN resides on Hardscrabble Farm, Pleasantville, Mew Yorks ; CITIZENSHIP STATUS LILLIAN HELIMAN is a native-born citizen of the United States, having been born in New Orleans, Touisiana, June 20, 1905¢ Sings: her birth, she has remained a resident end citizen of this countrye Ps NAL HISTO Ba ND The following information is & condensation of information appearine in "Who's Who in America", 1942-1943 issue, "Who's Who in the Theatre’, 1939 issue and Who's Who in American Jewry", 1938-1939 issusg = = LILLIAN HELLMAN was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 20, 1905, 8 descendent of MAX B. HELIVAN and JULIA (NEWHOUSE) HELLMAN; she re- 7 ceived her education at New York University and Columbia Tniversity. She married ARTHUR KOBER but was later divorced from him, During the years 1924 end 1925 she was employed with HORACE LIVESRIGHT INCORPORATED, publishers 4 New York Citye From 1925 to 1928 she was a book reviewer for the New Tork Herald Tribune. From the period 1927 to 1938 she was also a theatrical play ' reader. She hes been a writer eince 1925 and @ acenario writer since 1935, She fs a member of the Screen Writers Guild, Dramatists Guild, and the league of American Writerse She is the author of "Children's Hour", 1934; "Daya to Come", 1935; "Little Foxes", 1939; and "Watch on the Rhine", 1941. She has dramatized for motion pictures “Dark ingel*, 19353 “These Three*, 1935— 1936s "Dead End*, 1937; ami "Little Foxes", 1940, Her addrese was listed as 14 Rast 75th Street, New York City, for 1938 and 19H.» From the files of the New York Times, it appears that Miss HELLMAN was brought to New York when a small child, She entered Wadleigh ( High School in 1922 and was graduated from New York University in 1925¢ After her marriage to ARTHUR KORER, she went to Hollywood, where she read manuscripts for motipn picture companies. She returned to New York and read play scriptae Mise HELINAN was the author of the screen play, “The North movie which depicts the outrage committed upon the peaceful people y the invading armies of Nazi Germany and offers tribute to thoce : -2- CONQIENTIAY Star", a of Russia OOCVMIAWEAUN HOOD INU BUN HOW DINU BR Owe Te ww We eee, “wr t Pa 25%