Ayn Rand

Writing

Born February 2, 1905 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

Died March 6, 1982

Also known as Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum · Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum · Alissa Sinowjewna Rosenbaum

Biography

Alice O'Connor, better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian and American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system which she named Objectivism.

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Awards & recognition

Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame · 1987
Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame · 1983
National Book Award — Fiction · 1958 · nominated

Filmography6 titles

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

2011

The Fountainhead

1949Novel, Screenplay

The King of Kings

1927as (uncredited)

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

2011Novel

Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike

2012Novel

Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?

2014Novel