Lillian, Mary and Me

“[E]very word she writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the.’ ” Mary McCarthy’s famous quip about Lillian Hellman is the inspiration for Nora Ephron’s play “Imaginary Friends.” Dick Cavett suggests that the wrath of Hellman eventually destroyed the health of both women. —Lillian, Mary and MeNew Yorker)

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