Molly Haskell Biography
Molly Clark Haskell is an American feminist 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.
How old is Molly Haskell? – Age
The American feminist film critic is 81 years old as of 29th September 2020. She was born in 1939 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
Who are Molly Haskell Parents? – Father and mother
The American feminist film critic was born as the daughter to Mary Clark Haskell, a painter, and John Haskell, a mortgage broker. Although she wanted to attend Smith College, her parents sent her to Sweet Briar, a fashionable women’s college in Virginia.
Molly Haskell Education
The feminist film critic grew up in Richmond, Virginia. She attended St. Catherine’s school, Sweet Briar College, the University of London and the College de Sorbonne before settling in New York.
In the 1960s, she worked for the French Film Office, where she wrote a newsletter about that country’s films for the New York press and served as an interpreter for French film directors attending openings of their movies in New York.
Is Molly Haskell in a relationship? – Spouse
Yes, the American feminist film critic was in love. She was a married woman. She was married to fellow film critic Andrew Sarris, who died on June 20, 2012. They were both madly in love with each other. Though she has not shared a lot about her love life. No information about her children.
Molly Haskell Career
The American feminist film critic then worked at The Village voice, and became a movie reviewer. She 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), the feminist film critic 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 The New York Times, The Guardian, Esquire, The Nation, Town and country Magazine, the New York Observer, The New York Review of Books, and Film comment.
She was Artistic Director of the Sarasota French Film Festival, has served on the selection committee of the New York Film Festival, and been associate Professor of Film at Barnard college and Adjunct Professor of Film at Columbia University.
The American feminist film critic participated in the 2013 sight & sound critics’ poll, where she listed her ten favorite films as follows: A Nos Amours, Au Hasard Balthazar, The Awful Truth, Chinatown, Claire’s knee, I Know Where I’m Going!, Madame de…, The shop Around the corner, sunrise, and Vertigo.
In 2013, the feminist film critic received an Athena Film Festival Award for her leadership, creativity and the extraordinary example she sets for other women in the field. She was American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow of 2019.
Molly Haskell Net worth
The American feminist film critic has an estimated net worth of around $1 million to $5 million as of 2021.