Critic

Date of Birth: December 13, 1948 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Date of Death: April 30, 1982 Biography Leslie Conway “Lester” Bangs was an influential American music journalist, critic, and author who is best known for his work in the 1970s and early 1980s. Born on December…

Date of Birth: March 8, 1917 Zodiac Sign: Pisces Date of Death: January 29, 2003 Biography Leslie Aaron Fiedler was an American literary critic, known for his innovative and often controversial viewpoints. He was born on March 8, 1917, in Newark, New Jersey. Fiedler’s work…

Date of Birth: December 18, 1950 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius Biography Leonard Maltin is an acclaimed American film critic, historian, and author, best known for his widely used reference work “Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide,” which was published annually from 1969 to 2014. Born in New York…

Date of Birth: September 9, 1907 Zodiac Sign: Virgo Date of Death: September 5, 1997 Biography Leon Edel was a distinguished literary critic and biographer, best known for his five-volume biography of Henry James, which remains a monumental work in the field of literary studies.…

Date of Birth: January 17, 1957 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Biography Lee Siegel is an American cultural critic and author, known for his incisive and often provocative commentary on contemporary culture, literature, and society. Born and raised in New York City, Siegel emerged as a prominent…

Date of Birth: September 3, 1906 Zodiac Sign: Virgo Date of Death: March 14, 2001 Biography Lawrence Clark Powell was a renowned American librarian, literary critic, and author, whose influential career spanned several decades in the mid-20th century. Born in Washington, D.C., Powell was deeply…

Date of Birth: April 2, 1927 Zodiac Sign: Aries Date of Death: July 26, 1980 Biography Kenneth Tynan was a renowned British theatre critic and writer, known for his sharp wit, incisive reviews, and influential role in shaping modern theatre criticism. Born on April 2,…

Date of Birth: May 11, 1926 Zodiac Sign: Taurus Biography Joseph Rykwert is an esteemed architectural critic and historian known for his extensive work in the field of architectural theory. Born in Warsaw, Poland, he later moved to England, where he pursued his education and…

Date of Birth: October 25, 1882 Zodiac Sign: Scorpio Date of Death: April 13, 1964 Biography John T. Flynn was an influential American journalist and author, best known for his outspoken criticism of government policies and his staunch opposition to both the New Deal and…