Brooks Atkinson
American theatre critic (1894–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Justin Brooks Atkinson (November 28, 1894 – January 14, 1984) was an American theatre critic. He worked for The New York Times from 1922 to 1960. In his obituary, the Times called him "the theater's most influential reviewer of his time."[1] Atkinson became a Times theater critic in the 1920s and his reviews became very influential. He insisted on leaving the drama desk during World War II to report on the war, and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for his work as the Moscow correspondent for the Times.[2] He returned to the theater beat in the late 1940s, until his retirement in 1960.
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Born | Justin Brooks Atkinson (1894-11-28)November 28, 1894 Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | January 14, 1984(1984-01-14) (aged 89) Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Theatre critic, war correspondent |
Years active | 1925–1960 |
Employer | The New York Times |
Known for | Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence |
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