Ayn Rand

Writing

Ayn Rand

Born February 2, 1905 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

Died March 6, 1982 · aged 77

Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; February 2 [O.S. January 20], 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-born American writer and philosopher. She is known for her fiction and for developing a philosophical system she named Objectivism. Born and educated in Russia, she moved to the United States in 1926. After two early novels that were initially u…

Known For

Atlas Shrugged: Part IAtlas Shrugged: Part I · 2011
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
5.52011
MovieDramaThriller
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.
Atlas Shrugged: Part IIIAtlas Shrugged: Part III · 2014
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
4.52014
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In a post-apocalyptic America, the iron fist of the totalitarian government seeks to crush one mysterious man named John Galt, who has the power and influence to change everything...
Atlas Shrugged: Part IIAtlas Shrugged: Part II · 2012
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
5.22012
MovieDramaScience Fiction
Railroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continues to spread its control over the national economy.
The FountainheadThe Fountainhead · 1949
The Fountainhead
6.81949
MovieDramaRomance
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
The Night of January 16thThe Night of January 16th · 1941
The Night of January 16th
5.81941
MovieMysteryCrime
Accused of killing her employer, financier Bjorn Faulkner, Kit is championed by wisecracking sailor-on-leave Steve Van Ruyle, who has a vested interest in the outcome of the trial.
The King of KingsThe King of Kings · 1927
The King of Kings
6.41927
MovieDramaHistory
The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster. Featuring text drawn directly from the Bible, a cast of thousands, and the great showman’s singular cinematic bag of tricks, The King of Kings is at once spectacular and deeply reverent—part Gospel, part Technicolor epic.
We the Living, Part OneWe the Living, Part One · 1942
We the Living, Part One
8.31942
MovieAdventureDrama
At 18, the beautiful and intelligent Kira comes to Petersburg as the Communists consolidate power. She rebuffs a cousin who rises in the Party and may remember the slight. She falls in love with Leo, the son of an aristocrat, who gets into political trouble and never gets out.
You Came AlongYou Came Along · 1945
You Came Along
7.31945
MovieDramaRomance
War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute "chaperone" Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with several girls in every town on the tour. After some amusing escapades, Bob and Ivy become romantically involved, agreeing it's "just fun up in the air." Then Ivy finds out the real reason why it shouldn't be anything more.

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