Marla Hanson
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Marla Hanson is a screenwriter and ex-model.
Born in Independence, Missouri, Hanson attended college in Dallas, Texas. After working selling real estate and insurance, a job promotion brought her to New York. There, a part-time modelling job eventually became a full-time career in the 1980s.
In June, 1986, she rejected the sexual advances of her landlord, Steve Roth. Roth hired two friends to attack Hanson. During the assault, Hanson's face was cut more than 15 times.[citation needed]
Hanson's attackers were brought to trial soon afterwards. Hanson was subjected to a controversial cross examination by a defense attorney Alton H. Maddox, who alleged that Hanson was a prostitute who used men to further her career. Hanson later said that she felt she was attacked a second time in the courtroom. Justice Jeffrey Atlas later apologized to Hanson.[citation needed] All three men were found guilty of the crime.
Hanson has since lobbied for reform in the way victims of crimes are treated in criminal courts. Her works as a screenwriter include:
- The Blackout (1998)
- Subway Stories (1997)
The story of the attack on Hanson was made into a TV movie entitled "The Marla Hanson Story" in 1991.
