History of Ayn Rand

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Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a popular and controversial American philosopher and novelist. She was born Alyssa (or Alice) Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 2, 1905. She studied philosophy and history at the University of Petrograd. In 1925, she was permitted by the Soviet government to leave the USSR briefly to visit her relatives in America. Although she was only allowed a brief visit, she was resolute never to return to Russia. When she arrived in America, at the age of 21, she stayed with relatives in Chicago for 6 months before moving to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. She changed her name to Ayn Rand because she realized that, if her anti-socialist views became famous in America, her family may have been persecuted by the government.

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a popular and controversial American philosopher and novelist, most famous for her philosophy of Objectivism.

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After living in Chicago for a short time, Rand moved to Hollywood and began writing for the movie industry. She met an actor, [Frank O'Connor]?, by tripping him on purpose, and they married in 1929.

She was born Alyssa (or Alice) Rosenbaum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 2, 1905. She studied philosophy and history at the University of Petrograd. In 1925, she was permitted by the Soviet government to leave the USSR briefly to visit her relatives in America. Although she was only allowed a brief visit, she was resolute never to return to Russia. When she arrived in America, at the age of 21, she stayed with relatives in Chicago for 6 months before moving to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. She changed her name to Ayn Rand, suspecting that, if her anti-socialist views became famous in America, her family back in Russia might be persecuted by the Soviet government. She met an actor, [Frank O'Connor]?, by tripping him on purpose, and they married in 1929.

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Initially, Rand struggled in Hollywood, and was forced to take odd jobs to pay her rent. Her first success came with the sale of her screenplay [Red Pawn]? in 1932 to Universal Studios. Rand released [The Night of January 16th]?, a play, in 1934, and published two commercially unsuccessful novels, [We The Living]? (1936), and Anthem (1938).

Initially, Rand struggled in Hollywood, and was forced to take odd jobs to pay her rent. Her first success came with the sale of her screenplay [Red Pawn]? in 1932 to Universal Studios. Rand released [The Night of January 16th]?, a play, in 1934, and published two commercially unsuccessful novels, [We The Living]? (1936), and Anthem (1938).

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Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Rand developed and promoted her Objectivist philosophy through non-fiction works.

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Rand developed and promoted her Objectivist philosophy through non-fiction works, including [For the New Intellectual]?, [The Virtue of Selfishness]?, and [Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal]?.