Canby, Vincent

Canby, Vincent
▪ 2001

      American journalist (b. July 27, 1924, Chicago, Ill.—d. Oct. 15, 2000, New York, N.Y.), as senior film critic for the New York Times, delivered thousands of highly influential reviews and feature articles in prose noted for its conversational tone and wry wit. Canby joined the newspaper in 1965, becoming the senior film critic in 1969, but switched to theatre criticism in 1993. Noted for a tireless devotion to his craft, Canby often used his vacation time to write novels and plays.

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