Joan Mellen
September 7, 1941 - June 30, 2025
General Information
Bio
Joan Mellen (1941-2025) Writer, professor. Joan Mellen was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Pennington, New Jersey.
Full Name
Joan (Spivack) Mellen
Locations
Bronx•New York
Author's Timeline
1941
Birth
Bronx County: Joan Mellen was born Joan Spivack in the Bronx, New York, on September 7, 1941.
1962
Other Life Event
New York County: Ms. Mellen graduated from Hunter College in Manhattan, New York, in 1962.
0000
Other Life Event
New York County: Ms. Mellen received her master’s and doctoral degrees in English from the City University of New York.
1973
Literary Work
Filmguide to ‘The Battle of Algiers’
Indiana University Press
0253393159 / 978-0253393159
Nonfiction.
Indiana University Press
0253393159 / 978-0253393159
Nonfiction.
1973
Literary Work
Marilyn Monroe
Galahad Books
0883651653 / 978-0883651650
Biography.
Galahad Books
0883651653 / 978-0883651650
Biography.
1974
Literary Work
Women and Their Sexuality in the New Film
Horizon Press
0818007044 / 978-0818007040
Nonfiction.
Horizon Press
0818007044 / 978-0818007040
Nonfiction.
1976
Litrary Work
The Waves at Genji’s Door: Japan Through Its Cinema
Pantheon Books
0394497996 / 978-0394497990
Nonfiction.
Pantheon Books
0394497996 / 978-0394497990
Nonfiction.
1977
Literary Work
Big Bad Wolves, Masculinity in The American Film
Pantheon
0394498003 / 978-0394498003
Nonfiction.
Pantheon
0394498003 / 978-0394498003
Nonfiction.
1982
Literary Work
Privilege: The Enigma of Sasha Bruce
Dial Press
0385274475 / 978-0385274470
Biography.
Dial Press
0385274475 / 978-0385274470
Biography.
1988
Literary Work
Bob Knight: His Own Man
Donald I. Fine, Inc.
1556111002 / 978-1556111006
Biography.
Donald I. Fine, Inc.
1556111002 / 978-1556111006
Biography.
1996
Literary Work
Hellman and Hammett: The Legendary Passion of Lillian Hellman and Dashiell Hammett
Harpercollins
006018339X / 978-0060183394
Biography.
Harpercollins
006018339X / 978-0060183394
Biography.
2005
Literary Work
A Farewell to Justice: Jim Garrison, JFK’s Assassination, and the Case That Should Have Changed History
Potomac Books
1574889737 / 978-1574889734
Nonfiction.
Potomac Books
1574889737 / 978-1574889734
Nonfiction.
2024
Literary Work
Sherlock Being Catfished
Trine Day
1634244826 / 978-1634244824
Memoir.
Trine Day
1634244826 / 978-1634244824
Memoir.
2025
Death
Joan Mellen died at her home in Pennington, New Jersey, on June 30, 2025.
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