Vincent Canby

Vincent Canby (born July 27, 1924 in Chicago , Illinois , † September 15, 2000 in New York City ) was an American film critic .

Life

Canby worked as a film reporter for Variety before joining the New York Times in 1965 . From 1969 to 1993 he was the director of film criticism for the New York Times , during which time he was considered one of the country's most important film critics. From 1993 onwards, Canby was mainly concerned with theater reviews.

Vincent Canby was never married, but was in a relationship with the author Penelope Gilliatt for several years . Canby died on September 15, 2000 after suffering from cancer .

Publications

The New York times guide to the best 1000 movies ever made , Time Books 1999

Web links

Vincent Canby in the nndb (English)
Vincent Canby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Vincent Canby at Rotten Tomatoes

Individual evidence

↑ Derek Malcolm: Obituary: Vincent Canby . In: The Guardian , October 17, 2000. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

personal data
SURNAME	Canby, Vincent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American film critic
DATE OF BIRTH	July 27, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	September 15, 2000
Place of death	New York City

[guardian-1] Derek Malcolm: Obituary: Vincent Canby . In: The Guardian , October 17, 2000. Retrieved April 11, 2012.


Chief Film Critics	Mordaunt Hall (1924–1934) • Andre Sennwald (1935–1936) • Frank S. Nugent (1936– 1940) • Bosley Crowther (1940–1967) • Renata Adler (1968–1969) • Vincent Canby (1969–1993) • Janet Maslin (1993–1999) • Elvis Mitchell (2000–2004) • AO Scott & Manohla Dargis (since 2004)