[MayflowerMadam]

Rand’s opinion re religion would be interesting. A week or so ago, Showtime was showing a movie, “The Passion Of Ayn Rand”. If the story line was true (an affair with a much younger married man while she herself was married) this was one weird, self-absorbed chick.

[gracie1]

Yeah, I agree, she did have a hugh ego, so much so AS suffered for it. The one thing this book needed was AN EDITOR!

[Publius]

If the story line was true (an affair with a much younger married man while she herself was married) this was one weird, self-absorbed chick.

Oh, it was true, all right. And she even lets slip some of her fetishes in the book.

[Billthedrill]

His name was Nathaniel Branden. Interesting fellow - the affair was supposedly going on while she was writing AS. He's the reason Dagny's heroic forbear was named "Nat" Taggart. The Passion of Ayn Rand was written by his ex-wife Barbara.

[whodathunkit]

showing a movie, “The Passion Of Ayn Rand”. If the story line was true....

Click Here For Barbara Branden interview

I saw the movie as well and the above site will help to clarify what was going on at the time with the people around her. I'm sure there are others but I found this one interesting.