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Ayn Rand born
Ayn Rand was born in Russia on this date. -
Smart young lady
At just the age of 8 she taught herself to read! -
Young writer
Ayn Rand started writing when she was only 9,she was inspire the working of Victor Hugos novels -
Witnessing war
When she was 12 she witnessed the start Russian revolution which probably changed her life forever. -
Money Problems
Russia became a communist country because of this Ayn's Dad's pharmacy became confiscated by the government which forced them to move to the the USA in 1925 -
Getting a job in the US
Ayn Rand obtained permission to leave the Soviet Union to visit relatives in the United States, on the pretext of learning the American film business. -
First screen play
after struggling for several years at various non-writing jobs, including one in the wardrobe department at the RKO film studio, Rand sold her first screenplay, Red Pawn, to Universal Studios -
Reaching fame
Although positively reviewed, neither We the Living nor Anthem garnered high sales. Not until the publication of The Fountainhead did Ayn Rand achieve fame -
Her first major novel
Ayn Rand returned to Hollywood in late 1943 to write the screenplay for The Fountainhead. Working part-time as a screenwriter for producer Hal Wallis, Rand wrote such scripts as Love Letters and You Came Along, and she began her major novel, Atlas Shrugged, in 1946. -
Atlas shrugged is published
After the publication of Atlas Shrugged in 1957, Ayn Rand realized that she would have to identify the philosophy that made her heroes possible. -
Tragic Day
on March 6, 1982 Ayn Ran died at the age of 77 -
Great recognition
Even after her death her book was indicated by a 1991 joint survey by The Library of Congress and The Book-of-the-Month Club, which placed Atlas Shrugged as second only to the Bible as the most influential book among American readers.