Summary: <br> <br> <br> Mike Wallace interviews Ayn Rand and Mickey Spillane on their reasons for becoming authors, their view of what makes a hero, and why, despite being viciously denounced by critics, they both maintain a large popular appeal. Hear Ayn Rand’s straight-to-the-point analysis of her own and Mickey Spillane’s work in this 1961 interview. <br> <br> <br> <br> Audio licensed courtesy of The Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.<br>
