Background The Little Foxes
lillian hellman in 1939
the fictional hubbards in play reputedly drawn lillian hellman s marx relatives. hellman s mother julia newhouse of demopolis, alabama. julia newhouse s parents leonard newhouse, demopolis wholesale liquor dealer, , sophie marx, of successful demopolis banking family. according hellman, sophie marx newhouse never missed opportunity belittle , mock father poor business sense in front of , mother. discord between marx , hellman families later serve inspiration play.
the title little foxes suggested dorothy parker.
in 1946, hellman wrote part of forest, prequel chronicling roots of hubbard family.
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