Rand, Ayn, 1905-1982

Biographical Note

• 1905, Feb. 2: Born, Alisa Rosenbaum, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 1924: Graduated, University of Leningrad, Leningrad, USSR
• 1926: Immigrated to the United States; adopted name Ayn Rand
• 1929: Married Frank O'Connor, legal name Alice O'Connor
• 1931: Became American citizen
• 1932 - 1934 : Screenwriter
• 1934: Night of January 16th (play), produced on Broadway
• 1936: Published novel, We the Living. New York: Macmillan
• 1938: Published novel, Anthem. London: Cassell
• 1940: The Unconquered (play), produced on Broadway
• 1943: Published novel, The Fountainhead.Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill
• 1944 - 1949 : Screenwriter
• 1957: Published novel, Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House
• 1961: Published For the New Intellectual: the Philosophy of Ayn Rand. New York: Random House
• 1962 - 1971 : Editor, The Objectivist Newsletter, continued by The Objectivist
• 1965: Published The Virtue of Selfishness. New York: New American Library
• 1966: Published Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. New York: New American Library
• 1967: Published Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology. New York: Objectivist, Inc.
• 1969: Published The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature. New York: World Publishing Co.
• 1971: Published The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution. New American Library
• 1971 - 1976 : Editor, The Ayn Rand Letter
• 1982: Published Philosophy, Who Needs It. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill
• 1982, Mar. 8: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Ayn Rand Papers, 1933-1976, (bulk 1933-1959), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)