Not true. BTW, the only way one knows if a person is an atheist is if they are "vocal" about it. And Rand, at that time, was anything but "renowned" in any way.
You're wrong.
the only way one knows if a person is an atheist is if they are "vocal" about it.
And Rand was very vocal about her disdain for religion, and for being an atheist. I suppose that's why we knew about it many decades ago.
And Rand, at that time, was anything but "renowned" in any way.
Maybe we just define the word differently. Or, maybe you are very young and don't remember the 60's. Rand, and her Objectivist movement, were very well known at the time. Atlas Shrugged was published in '57, and was on the best seller list for 22 weeks. Her Playboy interview in '64 is still popular today. Nathaniel Branden and his group had a whole floor leased in the Empire State Building at this time. But she wasn't renowned? Sure.