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Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner

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Author Biography

Name: Judith (Perelman) Rossner
Variant Name: Judith (Perelman) Rossner, Judith Perelman Rossner
Birth Date: March 31, 1935
Nationality: American
Gender: Female

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Biography of Judith (Perelman) Rossner
2921 words, approx. 9.7 pages
Judith Rossner attained a national reputation with Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1975), a best-seller which presents a dramatic portrayal of the sexual dilemma of modern Americans. The movie based on the book further advanced Rossner's reputation and increase...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar Information
551 words, approx. 2 pages
Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a 1975 novel by Judith Rossner, and a 1977 film starring Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, and Richard Gere. Rossner based the novel on the events surrounding the brutal murder of Roseann Quinn, a 28-year-old New York City...


News and Journals
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Judith Rossner, 'Mr. Goodbar' author, at 70
08/11/2005: 366 words, approx. 1 pages
HILLEL ITALIE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 08-11-2005 Judith Rossner, 'Mr. Goodbar' author, at 70 -- 1975 bestseller was also film success By HILLEL ITALIE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 08-11-2005, Thursday Section: LOCAL Edtion: All Editions Biographical: Judith Rossner...
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The Boston Globe
GROUND ROUND: Goodbye to Mr. Goodbar days
12/22/1991: 460 words, approx. 2 pages
Michael P. O'Donnell won't give in to the blues. "I'm not going to the recession party," said the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ground Round Restaurants Inc., the Braintree-based restaurant chain that went public in September. "We're going to improvise, adapt...
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AP News
Hollywood mogul Freddie Fields dies
12/13/2007: 363 words, approx. 1 pages
Freddie Fields, the Hollywood agent, producer and studio executive who helped make stars of Mel Gibson, Richard Gere and others, has died. He was 84.Fields died Tuesday at his Beverly Hills home, said publicist Warren Cowan, a longtime friend. The cause of death was lung...
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The New York Observer
Adios! Addio! Adieu! Beloved Greats Depart In 2005, Which Stinks
1/8/2006: 2,763 words, approx. 9 pages
New languages are discovered every year, and “goodbye” is a lousy word in every one of them. We said it a lot in 2005, with sadness every time. But before we throw out the Dom from New Year’s Eve and say hello to a brand-new...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Elizabeth Stone
514 words, approx. 2 pages
Rossner's theme [in Emmeline], as in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, is that sex has a chaotic potential that goes well beyond the individual's control. Sex—whether prompted by desire or a variety of other nonsexual needs such as the need for affection—can blind, overwhelm, even destroy an otherwise ordinary orderly life, and Rossner wants a slow scrutiny of just how this comes to pass: how does it happen that a God-fearing Bible-toting 13-year-old in Puritan New England would consent t...


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