Molly Haskell
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Molly Haskell | |
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Born | Molly Clark Haskell September 29, 1939 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Occupation | Film critic |
Education | St. Catherine's School Sweet Briar College University of London University of Paris |
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Molly Clark Haskell (born September 29, 1939)[1] is an American film critic and author. She contributed to The Village Voice—first as a theatre critic, then as a movie reviewer—and from there moved on to New York magazine and Vogue. Her most influential book is From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies (1974; revised and reissued in 1987). She co-hosted Turner Classic Movies' The Essentials with Robert Osborne in 2006 for one season.
Early life
Molly Haskell was born in
Career
Haskell then worked at The Village Voice, and became a movie reviewer. Haskell finally found a steady career with New York magazine and Vogue.
In the documentary For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009), Haskell discusses her time at Village Voice in the 1960s when she looked at film dually, "both as a film lover and as a feminist" and of how, at a young age, she was affected by the French film, Les Diaboliques (1955). She is one of the main contributors to the 2013 documentary "In Search of the Ideal Male: Made in Hollywood" where she explores the evolution of gender roles in Hollywood.
The publications Haskell has written for include
Haskell participated in the
Personal life
Haskell was married to fellow film critic Andrew Sarris, who died on June 20, 2012.
Honors and awards
In 2013, Haskell received an Athena Film Festival Award for her leadership, creativity and the extraordinary example she sets for other women in the field.[6] She was American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow of 2019.[7]
Works
- ISBN 0-226-31885-0.
- Love and Other Infectious Diseases: A Memoir. New York: William Morrow, 1990, ISBN 978-0-688-07006-9.
- Holding My Own in No Man's Land: Women and Men and Films and Feminists. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0-19-505309-8.
- Frankly, My Dear: "Gone with the Wind" Revisited. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-300-11752-3.
- Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2012. ISBN 9780813136479
- My Brother My Sister: A Story of Transformation. New York: Viking, 2013, ISBN 978-0-670-02552-7.
- Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films (Jewish Lives). Yale University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0300186932
References
- ISBN 0415976375.
- ^ "Christian Living, Learning Stressed at St. Catherine's". The Richmond Times-Dispatch. May 27, 1951. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "Distinguished Awards: Distinguished Alumnae Award" at St. Catherine's School. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "Biography". Mollyhaskell.com, accessed November 2, 2011.
- ^ "Molly Haskell | BFI". Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.
- ^ "2013 Athena Award Winners". Athena Film Festival. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "2019 Fellows and International Honorary Members with their affiliations at the time of election". members.amacad.org. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
External links
- Official homepage
- Articles by Molly Haskell in The Guardian
- Papers of Molly Haskell, 1892-2016 (inclusive), 1970-2010 (bulk): A Finding Aid. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.