Kauffmann, Stanley

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KAUFFMANN, Stanley

KAUFFMANN, Stanley. American, b. 1916. Genres: Novels, Plays/Screenplays, Film, Literary criticism and history, Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: Critic, New Republic Mag., Washington, DC, 1958- (Film Critic, 1958-65, 1967-; Associate Literary Ed., 1966-67; Theatre Critic, 1969-79). Visiting Professor, Graduate Center, City University, NYC, 1977-92; Compere, The Art of Film Prog., 1963-67; Theatre Critic, New York Times, 1966, and Saturday Review Mag., 1979-85. Visiting Professor, Yale University School of Drama, New Haven, CT, 1967-73, 1977-86; Visiting Professor of Drama, Hunter College, City University of New York, 1990-2000; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, 1992-96. Publications: The Hidden Hero, 1949; The Tightrope, 1952; The Philanderer, 1953; A Change of Climate, 1954; Man of the World, 1956; If It Be Love, 1960; A World on Film, 1966; Figures of Light, 1971; (ed. with B. Henstell) American Film Criticism: From the Beginnings to Citizen Kane, 1973; Living Images, 1975; Persons of the Drama, 1976; Before My Eyes, 1980; Albums of Early Life, 1980; Theater Criticisms, 1984; Field of View, 1985; Distinguishing Features, 1994; Regarding Film, 2001. Address: 10 W 15th St, New York, NY 10011, U.S.A.

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