Barbara Branden (born 1929, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a writer, editor, and lecturer. She is the author of The Passion of Ayn Rand, a biography. Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge), 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL YT NT NU Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard - Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation... Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher,[1] best known for developing Objectivism and for writing the novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and the novella Anthem. ...

Barbara met her husband, Nathaniel Branden, on account of their mutual interest in Ayn Rand's works. The two married, with Rand and her husband, Frank O'Connor, serving as the bridesmaid and best man, respectively. Barbara cowrote the book Who Is Ayn Rand? with Nathaniel in 1960. This was the first biography of Rand, and it was influential in the formation of the Objectivist movement. Rand considered Barbara to be one of the most important proponents of Objectivism, second only to Nathaniel. Nathaniel Branden (b. ... Ayn Rand (IPA: , February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982), born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum (Russian: ), was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher,[1] best known for developing Objectivism and for writing the novels We the Living, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and the novella Anthem. ...

In 1954, Nathaniel and Rand began a romantic affair, to the dismay of Barbara. Despite her knowledge and nominal acceptance of the affair, it eventually led to the couple's separation in 1965. Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1968, Ayn Rand terminated her relationship with Nathaniel Branden after she discovered that he was engaged in an ongoing romantic relationship with actress Patrecia Scott, and with Barbara for keeping this from her. Patrecia Scott (1940-1977) was a Canadian-born model and television and theatrical actress. ...

Barbara Branden has remained active in Objectivist circles and, in 1986, published The Passion of Ayn Rand, a biography. Her book portrayed Rand as a brilliant but temperamental woman. In 1999, the Showtime cable network adapted her book into a film, in which she was portrayed by Julie Delpy, and Ayn Rand by Helen Mirren. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ... Julie Delpy at press conference for Before Sunrise at the 1995 Berlinale (photo by Michael Weiner) Julie Delpy (born December 21, 1969) is a French/American actress and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter. ... Dame Helen Mirren DBE (born on July 26, 1945) is an Academy Award-winning English stage, television and film actress. ...

The details of the split between the Brandens and Ayn Rand, as well as the contents of her book, are disputed by James S. Valliant in his book. The Passion of Ayn Rand's Critics. James S. Valliant (born September 29, 1963) was a Deputy District Attorney for San Diego County for 16 years, during which time he prosecuted offenders for violent crimes. ...

Barbara Branden currently lives in Los Angeles, California. She is the (estranged) cousin of Leonard Peikoff. Leonard Peikoff circa 1970 Leonard Peikoff (born 1933) is an Objectivist philosopher and author. ...

Books

• Branden, Barbara; Nathaniel Branden [1962] (1964). Who is Ayn Rand? : an analysis of the novels of Ayn Rand. New York: Paperback Library. OCLC 2848682. 
• Branden, Barbara (1986). The Passion of Ayn Rand. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-19171-5. 

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References

• Valliant, James S. (2005). The Passion of Ayn Rand's Critics: The Case Against the Brandens. Dallas: Durban House. ISBN 1-930754-67-1. 

External links

• Barbara Branden.com -- Barbara Branden's homepage
• 1986 audio interview of Barbara Branden, RealAudio
• Sense of Life Objectivists — SOLO includes several topical discussions of James Valliant's book: The Passion of Ayn Rand's Critics.
• Objectivist Living — an internet forum to which Barbara Branden regularly posts.