1959 Press Photo New Orleans-born playwright Lillian Hellman at age 4

With a nearly hidden supporting cast, Lillian, 4, goes for a stand-up ride on a rocking chair. - The guests in the Prytanian st. boarding house at the beginning of the 20th century had a fascinated listener to their troubles and dreams even though she was only 5 years old. "I was crazy about other people's lives," says New Orleans-born playwright Lillian Hellman, "I guess I was the only one who ever listened to the guests, and they talked to me for hours."

Photo is dated 1959.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.