lˈɪliən hˈɛlmən, ðə fˈɛloʊ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈæktɪvˌɪst tə hˈuːm ðə θˈɪn mˈæn wʌz dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd, lˈeɪɾɚ spˈɛkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə ɹˈiːzənz fɔːɹ ðˈɪs:
Lillian Hellman, the fellow political activist to whom The Thin Man was dedicated, later speculated on the reasons for this: