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Jonathan Rosenbaum

1943 - Today

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Jonathan Rosenbaum (born February 27, 1943) is an American film critic and author. Rosenbaum was the head film critic for The Chicago Reader from 1987 to 2008. He has published and edited numerous books about cinema and has contributed to such notable film publications as Cahiers du cinéma and Film Comment. Regarding Rosenbaum, French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard said, "I think there is a very good film critic in the United States today, a successor of James Agee, and that is Jonathan Rosenbaum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Jonathan Rosenbaum is the 6,362nd most popular writer (up from 6,423rd in 2024), the 11,794th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,919th in 2019) and the 855th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jonathan Rosenbaum ranks 6,367 out of 7,302. Before him are Ramon Solsona i Sancho, Gregory S. Paul, Thomas Beatie, Róža Domašcyna, Robert Hughes, Helen Gurley Brown, Reki Kawahara, Gregory Maguire, Jakob Jakobsen, Mikael Niemi, and Isaac D'Israeli. After him are Angus Wilson.

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Among people born in 1943, Jonathan Rosenbaum ranks 669. Before him are Gianni Ambrosio, Edwin Hawkins, Ramiro Navarro, Sumitra Mahajan, Bob Avakian, and Francesco Rizzo. After him are Alan Rudolph, Bruce Weitz, Mary Woronov, Mikhail Zhelev, Joe Namath, and José del Castillo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Rosenbaum ranks 11,796 out of 20,380. Before him are Ebon Moss-Bachrach (1977), June Christy (1925), Chad Lowe (1968), Marc Vann (1954), Dave Cutler (1942), and Lynn Hill (1961). After him are Christy Walton (1949), Rob Morrow (1962), William D'Amico (1910), Steve Walsh (1951), B-Real (1970), and Vanness Wu (1978).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jonathan Rosenbaum ranks 855. Before him are Alvah Bessie (1904), Cynthia Ozick (1928), Gregory S. Paul (1954), Thomas Beatie (1974), Helen Gurley Brown (1922), and Gregory Maguire (1954). After him are Martha Wells (1964), Tristan Taormino (1971), Richard Price (1949), Charles Olson (1910), S. E. Hinton (1948), and Lorraine Hansberry (1930).

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