Marisa Acocella Marchetto
Encyclopedia
Marisa Acocella Marchetto is a cartoonist for The New Yorker
and Glamour
magazines. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and Modern Bride, among other publications. She is the author of Just Who the Hell Is She, Anyway? and Cancer Vixen: A True Story, both published by Random House
. A New Jersey
native, she has been married to restaurateur Silvano Marchetto since 2004; they live in New York City
.
/memoir
, Cancer Vixen: A True Story, about her 2004/2005 battle with breast cancer
. Details in the memoir include her going through cancer treatments without health insurance, which she had allowed to lapse. In one cartoon panel she wrote,
Another set of panels show her cartoon self arguing with the Grim Reaper:
magazine. Shortly after its release, Cancer Vixen was optioned by Cate Blanchett
's Working Title Films
.
Comprehensive Cancer Center
, which funds free annual mammograms for uninsured women in New York City. On June 11, 2008, The fund raised $150,000. Currently, the fund has raised over $400,000. Marchetto has raised over $1,000,000 for cancer research and uninsured women.
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
and Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
magazines. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and Modern Bride, among other publications. She is the author of Just Who the Hell Is She, Anyway? and Cancer Vixen: A True Story, both published by Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
. A New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
native, she has been married to restaurateur Silvano Marchetto since 2004; they live in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Cancer Vixen: A True Story
Marchetto is best known for her 2006 graphic novelGraphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
/memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
, Cancer Vixen: A True Story, about her 2004/2005 battle with breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. Details in the memoir include her going through cancer treatments without health insurance, which she had allowed to lapse. In one cartoon panel she wrote,
- "...[W]hat does 29 Needles + 18 pounds + 15 radiation technicians + 11 Medical assistants + 9 Nurses + 8 Doctors + $192,720.04 + 2 Rabbis + 1 Priest =?"
- "Answer: ...An Experience That Has Changed Me Forever."
Another set of panels show her cartoon self arguing with the Grim Reaper:
- "Listen Cancer, Ya Sick Bastard"
- "Finally, at 43, I'm Getting Married for the First Time"
- "And David RemnickDavid RemnickDavid Remnick is an American journalist, writer, and magazine editor. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire. Remnick has been editor of The New Yorker magazine since 1998. He was named "Editor of the Year" by Advertising Age in 2000...
, Editor in Chief of The New YorkerThe New YorkerThe New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
Wants to Publish More of my Cartoons" - "NOW IS NOT A GOOD TIME!"
Response
It earned a Critics Choice recommendation from PeoplePeople (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
magazine. Shortly after its release, Cancer Vixen was optioned by Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...
's Working Title Films
Working Title Films
Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London, UK. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. It produces feature films and several television productions, including films starring comic actor Rowan Atkinson...
.
Charitable work
Marchetto donates a portion of her Cancer Vixen royalties to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and is the founder of The Cancer Vixen Fund at Saint Vincent'sSaint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers ' was a healthcare system, anchored by its flagship hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, locally referred to as "St. Vincent's". St. Vincent's was founded in 1849 and closed in 2010...
Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCI-designated Cancer Center
NCI-designated Cancer Centers are a group of approximately 66 cancer research institutions in the United States supported by the National Cancer Institute....
, which funds free annual mammograms for uninsured women in New York City. On June 11, 2008, The fund raised $150,000. Currently, the fund has raised over $400,000. Marchetto has raised over $1,000,000 for cancer research and uninsured women.