James Harvey (film critic)
James Harvey (August 10, 1929 – April 15, 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
[edit]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]
Harvey had died at age 90 of a rare blood disease, as stated by Phillip Lopate, a long time friend.[4]
Books
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lopate, Phillip (May 29, 2020). "With the Passing of James Harvey, the Film Critic Generation of Kael and Sarris Is Truly Gone".
- ^ a b Hudson, David. "Reading James Harvey". The Criterion Collection.
- ^ a b c d "Harvey, James 1929- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Green, Penelope (June 11, 2020). "James Harvey, Who Wrote About Hollywood's Heyday, Is Dead at 90" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Gabler, Neal (December 27, 1987). "LOVERS AND OTHER SCREWBALLS" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Giardina, Anthony (June 11, 2008). "Three Books About Our Affair with Movies" – via NPR.