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Bosley Crowther

1905 - 1981

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Francis Bosley Crowther Jr. (July 13, 1905 – March 7, 1981) was an American journalist, writer, and film critic for The New York Times for 27 years. His work helped shape the careers of many actors, directors and screenwriters, though some of his reviews of popular films have been seen as unnecessarily harsh. Crowther was an advocate of foreign-language films in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly those of Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Ingmar Bergman, and Federico Fellini. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Bosley Crowther is the 6,435th most popular writer (up from 6,645th in 2024), the 12,173rd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,144th in 2019) and the 878th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Bosley Crowther ranks 6,435 out of 7,302. Before him are Leyla Aliyeva, Terry Southern, Carmen Posadas, John Burroughs, John Gribbin, and Sebastian Fitzek. After him are Robert Elsie, Hugh MacDiarmid, Helen Bannerman, Rohinton Mistry, Sarah Josepha Hale, and Alan Dundes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Bosley Crowther ranks 388. Before him are Constant Lambert, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, Mulk Raj Anand, John Hoyt, Ivan Artobolevsky, and Fidel LaBarba. After him are Hans Ziglarski, Lila Lee, Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh, Eleanor Audley, Henry Green, and Fernand Rigaux. Among people deceased in 1981, Bosley Crowther ranks 285. Before him are Louise Lorraine, Harry Chapin, Nikolai Tishchenko, Ivan Udodov, Jan van Diepenbeek, and Fidel LaBarba. After him are Mauri Rose, Trevor Coker, George Walsh, Yefim Dzigan, Roy Brown, and Tampa Red.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bosley Crowther ranks 12,176 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron Gilbert (1964), John Burroughs (1837), Shauna Grant (1963), Norman Johnson (1930), Ed Boon (1964), and Jay Inslee (1951). After him are Mike Mullane (1945), Maxine Waters (1938), Christopher Masterson (1980), Patricia Tallman (1957), Paul Kelly (1899), and Xavier Woods (1986).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bosley Crowther ranks 878. Before him are Joel Barlow (1754), Robert Cormier (1925), Lester Bangs (1948), Alice Sebold (1963), Terry Southern (1924), and John Burroughs (1837). After him are Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Alan Dundes (1934), Greil Marcus (1945), Lynne Cox (1957), J. P. Donleavy (1926), and Alain LeRoy Locke (1885).

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