Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy were both born in June, one day and seven years apart. Hellman, born June 20, 1905, was a Gemini; McCarthy, born June 21, 1912, was a Cancer. Clearly their stars were not aligned.
Appearing on Dick Cavett's television show in 1979, McCarthy said of Hellman, "Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'."
Hellman took umbrage, and possibly a few drinks, and sued McCarthy for $2.25 million, which was approximately $2.25 million more than McCarthy had.
The suit dragged on until Hellman departed this world in 1984. McCarthy hung on until 1989. But if you see any astral explosions, any crashing meteors, any violent activity in the heavens, the Lil and Mary Show may still be going on.
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