Background
Anchell, Melvin was born on August 23, 1919 in Baltimore. Son of Robert and Nettie (Snyder) Anchell.
educator physician Psychoanalyst
Anchell, Melvin was born on August 23, 1919 in Baltimore. Son of Robert and Nettie (Snyder) Anchell.
Bachelor of Science, University Maryland, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, University Maryland, 1944.
Intern, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, 1945-1946;
intern in neuropsychiatry, Columbia Neuropsychiat. Institute, New York City, 1946-1947;
resident in internal medicine, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1947;
private practice, Houston, 1948-1964;
private practice, Los Angeles, 1964-1985;
retired, 1985. Lecturer in field; expert witness in obscenity and pornography trials, since 1968.
Expert witness Presidential Commision on Pornography and Obscenity.
Captain Army of the United States, 1945-1947, PTO. Fellow American Academy Family Physicians (charter), American Academy Psychosomatic Medicine (life), American Society Psychoanalytic Physicians, Pan American Medical Association (counsel member, section psychiatry since 1971). Member California Medical Association, Orange County Medical Association, Los Angeles County Medical Association (ethics committee).
Married Janice Ruth Levick, July 6, 1948. Children: Wendy, Marilyn, Steve, Douglas, James.