Molly Haskell

Molly Haskell
Haskell in 2013
BornMolly Clark Haskell
(1939-09-29) September 29, 1939
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationFilm critic
EducationSt. Catherine's School
Sweet Briar College
University of London
University of Paris
Spouse
(m. 1969; died 2012)
Website
www.mollyhaskell.com

Molly Clark Haskell (born September 29, 1939) is an American film critic and author. She contributed to The Village Voicefirst as a theatre critic, then as a movie reviewerand 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.