Roseann Quinn
Overview
Roseann Quinn was an American
schoolteacher whose murder
inspired Judith Rossner
's 1975 novel
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
, as well as its 1977 film adaptation
directed by Richard Brooks
. Her death also inspired the fictionalized 1977 true crime
account Closing Time: The True Story of the "Goodbar" Murder by New York Times
journalist Lacey Fosburgh
.
Roseann Quinn was born in 1944 to John and Roseann Quinn. Her Irish American
family moved to Mine Hill Township, New Jersey
, near Dover, New Jersey
, from the Bronx when she was 11 years old.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
schoolteacher whose murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
inspired Judith Rossner
Judith Rossner
Judith Perelman Rossner was an American novelist, best known for her 1975 novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar, which was inspired by the murder of Roseann Quinn and examined the underside of the seventies sexual liberation movement. Though Looking for Mr. Goodbar remained Rossner's best known and best...
's 1975 novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a 1975 novel by Judith Rossner. Rossner based the novel on the events surrounding the brutal murder of Roseann Quinn, a 28-year-old New York City schoolteacher in 1973.-References:...
, as well as its 1977 film adaptation
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a 1977 film written for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks and starring Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, Richard Gere, and also features Tom Berenger...
directed by Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and occasional film producer.-Early life and career:...
. Her death also inspired the fictionalized 1977 true crime
True crime (genre)
True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to...
account Closing Time: The True Story of the "Goodbar" Murder by New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
journalist Lacey Fosburgh
Lacey Fosburgh
Lacey Fosburgh was an American journalist, author, and academic best known for her bestselling book, Closing Time: The True Story of the Goodbar Murder .-Early life:...
.
Roseann Quinn was born in 1944 to John and Roseann Quinn. Her Irish American
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
family moved to Mine Hill Township, New Jersey
Mine Hill Township, New Jersey
- Local government :Mine Hill Township is governed under the Mayor-Council system of New Jersey municipal government under the Faulkner Act. The Mine Hill Township Council consists of five elected members, each chosen at-large by the voters of Mine Hill in partisan elections for a four-year term on...
, near Dover, New Jersey
Dover, New Jersey
Dover is a town in Morris County, New Jersey on the Rockaway River. Dover is west of New York City and west of Newark, New Jersey. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town's population was 18,188.-Geography:...
, from the Bronx when she was 11 years old.
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