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In collaboration with architect Benjamin Nia, Polak co-created the 25-minute [[documentary]] ''My Hometown: Preservation or Development?'' about the threatened demolition of 19th century buildings near Philadelphia's historic [[Rittenhouse Square]], and preservationists' efforts to save them from a developer's wrecking ball.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rubino |first=Frank |url=http://philadelphiaweekly.com/2005/apr/27/a_razin_in_the_sun-38395154/#.V4GxBD-jGLQ|title=A Razin' in the Sun |work=[[Philadelphia Weekly]] |date=2005-04-25 |accessdate=2010-11-13}}</ref> |
In collaboration with architect Benjamin Nia, Polak co-created the 25-minute [[documentary]] ''My Hometown: Preservation or Development?'' about the threatened demolition of 19th century buildings near Philadelphia's historic [[Rittenhouse Square]], and preservationists' efforts to save them from a developer's wrecking ball.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rubino |first=Frank |url=http://philadelphiaweekly.com/2005/apr/27/a_razin_in_the_sun-38395154/#.V4GxBD-jGLQ|title=A Razin' in the Sun |work=[[Philadelphia Weekly]] |date=2005-04-25 |accessdate=2010-11-13}}</ref> |
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She also authored the experimental online [[meta|meta-novel]], ''IMAGINARY PLAYMATES/Man in Her Mind: Further Adventures of Boris and Natasha'', serialized weekly for six months on the former political-literary website FemmeSoul.Com, and a cartoon book, ''Anoushka on Her Deathbed: 101 Cartoons From the Abyss''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altweeklies.com/aan/judges-for-the-2005-altweekly-awards-announced/Article?oid=147683|work=Altweeklies.com|title=Judges for the 2005 AltWeekly Awards Announced|first=Ruth|last=Hammond|date=2005-06-21}}</ref> |
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Her journalistic career also includes a long stint with the mainstream media as nationally syndicated weekly celebrity interview columnist for [[Knight-Ridder]] and the now-defunct Sunday Magazine of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', where she did over a thousand columns.<ref>{{cite web|last=Naedele |first=Walter |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100602_Roger_F__Goodwin__69__filmed_campaign_ads.html |title=Roger F. Goodwin, 69; filmed campaign ads |publisher=Philly.com |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2010-11-14}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune1992">{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-01-20/news/9201060583_1_cia-lee-harvey-oswald-warren-commission-report |title=Chicago Tribune |publisher=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=1992-01-20 |accessdate=2010-11-13}}</ref> |
Her journalistic career also includes a long stint with the mainstream media as nationally syndicated weekly celebrity interview columnist for [[Knight-Ridder]] and the now-defunct Sunday Magazine of ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', where she did over a thousand columns.<ref>{{cite web|last=Naedele |first=Walter |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20100602_Roger_F__Goodwin__69__filmed_campaign_ads.html |title=Roger F. Goodwin, 69; filmed campaign ads |publisher=Philly.com |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2010-11-14}}</ref><ref name="chicagotribune1992">{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-01-20/news/9201060583_1_cia-lee-harvey-oswald-warren-commission-report |title=Chicago Tribune |publisher=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=1992-01-20 |accessdate=2010-11-13}}</ref> |
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Polak's quirky reviews, essays and opinion editorials have appeared in the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'',<ref name="chicagotribune1992"/> ''[[Reader's Digest]]'', ''[[Interview (magazine)|Andy Warhol's Interview]]'', the ''[[The Mercury News|San Jose Mercury News]]'', ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citypaper.net/articles/081795/article005.shtml|publisher=Citypaper.net|author=Farmelant, Scott|date=August 17, 1995|title=Inky Offs Interview|accessdate=2010-11-13|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001165834/http://citypaper.net/articles/081795/article005.shtml|archivedate=1 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lois Polak |first=Maralyn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/30/books/a-passion-born-in-kindergarten.html |title=A Passion Born in Kindergarten |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1986-03-30 |accessdate=2010-11-13}}</ref> |
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Of that dichotomous era, Polak recalls, "Before I became interested in filmmaking, I led two parallel lives: journalist and poet. The journalists thought I was a lunatic and the poets thought I was a sell-out. Both sides got it wrong. Now my ambition is to simply be one real person. Easier said than done." |
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Revision as of 20:31, 18 November 2018
Maralyn Lois Polak | |
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| Born | Long Branch, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Columnist, author, screenwriter, poet, editor, researcher |
Maralyn Lois Polak is an American columnist, screenwriter, performance poet, spoken word artist, novelist and journalist.[1][2]
In collaboration with architect Benjamin Nia, Polak co-created the 25-minute documentary My Hometown: Preservation or Development? about the threatened demolition of 19th century buildings near Philadelphia's historic Rittenhouse Square, and preservationists' efforts to save them from a developer's wrecking ball.[3]
Her journalistic career also includes a long stint with the mainstream media as nationally syndicated weekly celebrity interview columnist for Knight-Ridder and the now-defunct Sunday Magazine of The Philadelphia Inquirer, where she did over a thousand columns.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Howard.edu". Howard.edu. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Maralyn Lois Polak". Authorsguild.net.
- ^ Rubino, Frank (25 April 2005). "A Razin' in the Sun". Philadelphia Weekly. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ Naedele, Walter (2 June 2010). "Roger F. Goodwin, 69; filmed campaign ads". Philly.com. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 20 January 1992. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
External links
- Miranda Pear’s Brazen Bedtime Stories: Un-P.C. Fairytales for Grownups
- Left-Handed by Maralyn Lois Polak at WorldNetDaily
- Maralyn Lois Polak at IMDb
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