James Harvey (film critic)

James Harvey (August 10, 1929 – April 2020) was an American film critic and writer.[1][2] His work was published in the New York Review of Books and the Threepenny Review.[2]

Biography

James Harvey was born on 10 August 1929 in Chicago, Illinois.[3] He studied at Loyola University of Chicago and graduated with A.B. in 1951.[3] In 1954, he received an M.A. in politics from the University of Michigan.[3]

During his career, he served as a professor of English at Stony Brook University until 1994.[4] He also taught at the New School and Sarah Lawrence College.[4]

Books
  • Romantic Comedy in Hollywood: From Lubitsch to Sturges (1987)[4][5]
  • Movie Love in the Fifties (2001)[4][6]
  • Watching Them Be: Star Presence on the Screen From Garbo to Balthazar (2014)[4]

Awards

References
  1. Lopate, Phillip (May 29, 2020). "With the Passing of James Harvey, the Film Critic Generation of Kael and Sarris Is Truly Gone".
  2. Hudson, David. "Reading James Harvey". The Criterion Collection.
  3. "Harvey, James 1929- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
  4. Green, Penelope (June 11, 2020). "James Harvey, Who Wrote About Hollywood's Heyday, Is Dead at 90" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. Gabler, Neal (December 27, 1987). "LOVERS AND OTHER SCREWBALLS" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. Giardina, Anthony (June 11, 2008). "Three Books About Our Affair with Movies" – via NPR.
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