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Ross Melnick is associate professor of film and media studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of American Showman: Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908–1935 (Columbia, 2012).
Education
Ph.D. Cinema and Media Studies - UCLA
M.A. Cinema and Media Studies - UCLA
B.A. American Studies - Brandeis University
Source: University of California Santa Barbara
