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Lillian Hellman, an Uncommon card
Lillian Florence Hellman was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirist, and screenwriter known for her success on Broadway as well as her communist views and political activism.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Lillian Hellman quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Lillian Hellman card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s, her ______ by the U.S. film industry caused a drop in her income.
Answer
blacklisting. Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s, her blacklisting by the U.S. film industry caused a drop in her income. From the Lillian Hellman article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Eadweard Muybridge. Eadweard Muybridge 85 · Ebook 82 · Lillian Hellman 79 · Brunhild 75 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- She was blacklisted after her appearance before the House Committee on Un-American Activities at the height of the anti-communist campaigns of 1947–1952.
- Although she continued to work on Broadway in the 1950s, her blacklisting by the U.S. film industry caused a drop in her income.
- Many praised Hellman for refusing to answer HUAC's questions, but others believed, despite her denial, that she had belonged to the Communist Party.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Lillian Hellman article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Lillian Hellman
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Lillian Hellman (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hal Phyfe , photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
