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Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.

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Lillian Hellman
Age: 79 †
Born: 1905
Born: June 20
Died: 1984
Died: September 30
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Lillian Florence Hellman
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