Marilyn French was born on November 21, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for The Women's Room (1980), The Mike Douglas Show (1961) and Wogan (1982). She was married to Robert M. French Jr.. She died on May 2, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series,
vol. 134, pages 158-163. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale,
2005.
Has one son, Robert, and one daughter, Jamie.
Survived a battle with esophageal cancer in 1992.
Studied philosophy and English literature. Taught at Hofstra University in the 1960s after graduating from there with a master's degree. Earned a doctorate from Harvard after her divorce. She then became an English professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.