Joanne Martell

Background

Joanne Martell was born on August 24, 1926, in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. She is a daughter of David Livingstone Fish, a lawyer, and Dorotha Grover Fish.

Education

In 1949 Joanne Martell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University.

Career

From 1949 to 1950 Joanne Martell was an elementary school teacher in Ross, California, and at a United States school in Quito, Ecuador, from 1950 to 1951. From 1972 to 1982 she was a court reporter in City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From 1982 to 1986 Martell was a court reporter in the State of North Carolina, Raleigh.

Achievements

• Joanne Martell is best known as the author of Millie-Christine: Fearfully And Wonderfully Made. Her books received high praise from critics.

Works

More photos

• book

  • American Christmases: Firsthand Accounts of Holiday Happenings from Early Days to Modern Times

    (By reading these 250 entries, you'll see how the role of ...)

    2005
  • Millie-Christine: Fearfully And Wonderfully Made

    (Conjoined twins Millie-Christine endured kidnappings and ...)

    1999

Membership

Joanne Martell is a member of the League of Women Voters, PEO, North Carolina Writers' Network.

Interests

• reading

Connections

In 1948 Joanne Fish married Kenneth Pratt, a journalist. In 1986 she married Robert Martell, an intelligence agent. She has three children from her first marriage: Sarah, Susan, Nancy.

Father:

David Livingstone Fish

Mother:

Dorotha Grover Fish

Spouse:

Robert Martell

ex-spouse:

Kenneth Pratt

Daughter:

Sarah Pratt

Daughter:

Susan Pratt

Daughter:

Nancy Pratt

References

• Contemporary Authors
  2000