- Born: 2 February 1905
- Died: 6 March 1982
- Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
- Best known as:
Author of The Fountainhead and leader of Objectivism movement
Blog posts mentioning Ayn Rand
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- The Ayn Rand Institute
Biographical sketch, timeline, gallery and resources for studying Objectivism
- The Ayn Rand Meta-Blog
The latest news and events for Rand followers
- Ayn Rand
Her entry from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Ayn Rand at 100
Some good and some not-so-good elements of Objectivism
Ayn Rand Biography
Born and educated in Russia, Ayn Rand moved to the United States in 1926, moving to Hollywood to begin a career as a screenwriter. In 1932 she sold her first screenplay, but soon turned to writing novels. Her novel The Fountainhead was published in 1943 and eventually became a bestseller. Still occasionally working as a screenwriter, Rand moved to New York City in 1951 and published Atlas Shrugged in 1957. Her novels espoused what came to be called Objectivism, a philosophy that champions capitalism and the preeminence of the individual.
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