Rand, Ayn

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Birth 1905-02-02
Death 1982-03-06
Birth 1905
Americans
English

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Biographical Note

1905, Feb. 2 Born, Alisa Rosenbaum, St. Petersburg, Russia 1924 Graduated, University of Leningrad, Leningrad, USSR 1926 Immigrated to the United States; adopted name Ayn Rand 1929 Married Frank O'Connor, legal name Alice O'Connor 1931 Became American citizen 1932 1934 Screenwriter 1934 Night of January 16th (play), produced on Broadway 1936 Published novel, We the Living. New York: Macmillan 1938 Published novel, Anthem. London: Cassell 1940 The Unconquered (play), produced on Broadway 1943 Published novel, The Fountainhead.Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1944 1949 Screenwriter 1957 Published novel, Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House 1961 Published For the New Intellectual: the Philosophy of Ayn Rand. New York: Random House 1962 1971 Editor, The Objectivist Newsletter, continued by The Objectivist 1965 Published The Virtue of Selfishness. New York: New American Library 1966 Published Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. New York: New American Library 1967 Published Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology. New York: Objectivist, Inc. 1969 Published The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature. New York: World Publishing Co. 1971 Published The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution. New American Library 1971 1976 Editor, The Ayn Rand Letter 1982 Published Philosophy, Who Needs It. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1982, Mar. 8 Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Ayn Rand Papers, 1933-1976, (bulk 1933-1959), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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