Alan M. Kriegsman
Alan Mortimer Kriegsman (born February 28, 1928 in Brooklyn , New York City , † August 31, 2012 in Washington, DC ) was an American dance critic and Pulitzer Prize winner.
biography
Kriegsman was born in 1928 as the son of a lawyer and a secretary in the New York borough Brooklyn and grew up in the district of Far Rockaway in Queens on. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University . After serving in the army , he decided to focus on music. His passion for dance was sparked by a performance by ballerina Alicia Markova in 1946.
After graduating from Columbia University with a Masters in Music in 1953 , Kriegsman worked as a teacher and in the administration of several colleges and universities until 1966 . He attended the University of Vienna in 1956 and 1957 with a Fulbright scholarship . In 1957 he married his wife, Sali Ann Ribakove.
In 1966, Kriegsman began his career as a journalist for the Washington Post , initially as a music critic. In the following years he began to expand his work to other performing arts . He was named a dance critic by the Washington Post in 1974 and was awarded the Pulitzer Critique Prize in 1976 for his reviews . In 1996 he retired after a 30-year career as a critic.
Alan M. Kriegsman died of heart disease on August 31, 2012 at his Washington, DC home at the age of 84.
Web links
- Obituary in the New York Times
- Obituary in the Washington Post
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kriegsman, Alan M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kriegsman, Alan Mortimer (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American dance critic and Pulitzer Prize winner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 2012 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |