Marjorie Rosen

Holding both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from the University of Michigan and New York University respectively, Rosen has worked for a multitude of companies as a journalist including The Los Angeles Times, Glamour, and Film Comment as well as many others.[1]

Rosen has written four books throughout her career, the first being her most well-known feminist film work Popcorn Venus (1971), followed by a mystery novel titled What Nigel Knew (1981) which was written under the alias Evan Field.[2] Rosen's next book is Mia & Woody: Love and Betrayal (1994), which was written about Mia Farrow and Woody Allen's relationship, with the help of Mia Farrow's past nanny, Kristi Groteké.[1] Marjorie Rosen's most recent book is Boom Town: How Wal-Mart Transformed an All-American Town into an International Community (2009), which examines Walmart's influence on a small town in Arkansas.[2]

Rosen has also worked as a screenwriter on projects such as The Alfred G. Graebner Handbook of Rules and Regulations with CBC, and First the Egg with ABC.[2] Additionally, she worked as a screenwriter on an Emmy award-winning special for ABC, Read Between the Lines: Starring the Harlem Globetrotters[2].

For her screenwriting, Rosen has earned two fellowships throughout her career.[2]

Now, Rosen is a professor of Journalism at Lehman College.

Marjorie Rosen's novel Popcorn Venus: Women, Movies & the American Dream is one of the first feminist film theory books.[3] In Rosen's own words, Popcorn Venus is the "first major retrospective on women in films".[4] The book is comprehensive coverage of films from the early to later 20th century, focusing primarily on women's problematic characterization on-screen.[3] Despite some criticism of Rosen's lack of emphasis on diverse women in film, Rosen laid much of the groundwork for feminist film analysis with her book.[3]