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Original title

Dash and Lilly

Year

1999

Running time

100 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Kathy Bates

Screenwriter

Jerrold L. Ludwig

Cast

Music

Laura Karpman

Cinematography

Bruce Surtees

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-United States;

A&E Television Networks, Granada Media, The Stan Margolies Company

Genre

Drama | Based on a true story. TV Movie

Synopsis

Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman shared in 1940 and 50's Hollywood. Refusing to marry, but deeply in love, the two engaged in many affairs and battled the bottle. Dashiell served in both World wars, but in the 1950's, he was branded a Communist and cast into prison during the McCarthy witch hunts. Hellman likewise was branded a Communist, but was kept out of prison. Neither were able to work, requiring Lillian to take a job as a sales-woman in a boutique while Dashiell suffered from tuberculosis and eventually lung cancer. Bebe Neuwirth also appears as socialite-writer Dorothy Parker.

Awards: 1999: Emmy: 9 Nominations, Including Best TV Movie, Directing and Screenplay

1999: Golden Globes: 3 nominations, including Best Mini-Series or TV Picture

1999: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Movie

1999: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Original Screenplay (Long Form)

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Dash and Lilly (TV) (TV)

1999

Kathy Bates