Children's Hour, The

noun

1. a play (1934) by Lillian Hellman.

Example Sentences

Many of the media commentators were enthralled by “The Children’s Hour,” the testimonials given about Trump by his offspring: first Tiffany, then Eric, Donald Jr. and finally, Ivanka.

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These also include “Notes on a Scandal” and “The Children’s Hour,” the movie adapted from a Lillian Hellman play about two schoolteachers whose lives are destroyed by whispered rumors about their relationship.

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But what interested me was the fact that Hellman, the author of The Children's Hour, The Little Foxes and Toys in the Attic was once proclaimed the "greatest female playwright of the 20th century", a description she detested, saying it was "like being made the captain of the one-legged ski team".

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Ms. MacLaine’s films — which range from the comic to the tragic, and showcase her talents as an actress, a dancer and a singer — include “The Children’s Hour,” “The Apartment,” “Sweet Charity,” “Steel Magnolias,” “Postcards from the Edge” and “The Turning Point.”

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As our conversation ends I tell Moss that, on the set of Hepburn and MacLaine's film of The Children's Hour, the two stars became great friends.

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