Fun Facts Friday: Ayn Rand

February 2, 2018

Ayn Rand (2 February, 1905 – 6 March, 1982) was a Russian-American author best known for her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.

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1) She was born Alisa Zinov’yevna Rosenbaum on February 2nd, 1905, in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Empire.

2) The author’s family fled to Crimea during the Russian Revolution.

3) I n 1926 Ms. Rand got to visit her relatives in New York City, she than went to Hollywood where she became a screenwriter.

4)Frank O’Connor, the author’s husband, was an actor. They met when they were both working on the movie The King of Kings.

5) In 1932 she managed to sell her first scriptRed Pawn to Universal Studios. The script was never produced.

6) She loved to collect stamps and play scrabble.

7) Ms. Rand was a heavy smoker and went through lung cancer surgery.

8) She hated small talk.

9) Her favorite perfume was Edwardian Bouquet by the perfume house Floris of London.

10) Ms. Rand was an ardent atheist who despised religion.

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One Comment

  • 5075458d1dea0ec84a97134a59cd4d5e
    FarawayWorldOctober 27, 2024 at 6:15 pm

    Did Ayn Rand’s husband, Frank O’Connor, influence her writing in any way?”,
    “refusal

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