Lillian Hellman

Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

2013-02-20 18:15:00

This post has been updated; see below for details. The finalists for the 33rd L.A. Times Book Prizes were announced Thursday morning -- the complete list is below. In addition to the 50 books in 10 categories that are in the running for the awards,...

Nora Ephron, 71, took a late shine to playwriting

2012-06-27 07:28:00

Nora Ephron, who died Tuesday at 71, had a diverse writing career that extended well beyond the romantic comedy films that made her famous. Over the decades, she worked as a journalist for the New York Post and several magazines, wrote a handful of...

Authors in L.A. this week: Joe Brainard readings and more

2012-05-07 16:35:24

Book review: 'I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections' by Nora Ephron

2010-11-14 00:00:00

I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections Nora Ephron Alfred A. Knopf: 142 pp., $22.95 It's good to be Nora Ephron. When you're Nora Ephron, you can get Meryl Streep, who once played a fictionalized version of you, to star as Julia Child in your...

Music review: 'Candide' at the Hollywood Bowl

2010-09-03 16:32:57

Monster Mash: George W. Bush mementos go on display; Chris Rock headed to Broadway

2010-10-22 16:32:52

Gold Derby nuggets: SAG Awards sets calendar | Evening Standard long list includes budding stage star Keira Knightley

2010-10-25 16:33:25

Theater review: 'The Autumn Garden' at Deaf West Theatre

2010-11-03 16:32:48

The Spotlight: Anne Gee Byrd and Dawn Didawick in 'The Autumn Garden'

2010-11-09 16:32:45

Elizabeth Taylor remembered: Austin Pendleton

2011-03-23 16:33:11

Elizabeth Taylor remembered: Always a star, even on the stage [Updated]

2011-03-23 16:33:14

Elizabeth Taylor remembered: Views from the stage

2011-03-24 16:33:11

Originally a play by Lillian Hellman, "The Children's Hour" is about two school teachers who are falsely accused of being in a lesbian relationship.

2012-10-17 20:02:00

's hit play "The Little Foxes." Davis plays yet another manipulative Southern woman -- Regina Giddens -- who is determined to have her corrupt brothers and ailing banker husband invest in a cotton mill that may be coming to their small Southern town.

2008-04-29 15:27:54

Vanessa Redgrave, left, plays the title role in the movie based on a memoir by Lillian Hellman, played by Jane Fonda.

2007-04-18 16:11:15