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Vincent Canby

1924 - 2000

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Vincent Canby (July 27, 1924 – October 15, 2000) was an American film and theatre critic who was the chief film critic for The New York Times from 1969 until the early 1990s, then its chief theatre critic from 1994 until his death in 2000. He reviewed more than one thousand films during his tenure there. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vincent Canby is the 8th most popular critic, the 13,290th most popular biography from United States and the 3rd most popular American Critic.

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Among CRITICS

Among critics, Vincent Canby ranks 8 out of 9. Before him are Vladimir Propp, Vissarion Belinsky, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Roger Ebert, Rosalind E. Krauss, and Susanna Amatuni. After him are Todd McCarthy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Vincent Canby ranks 495. Before him are Sofía Ímber, Jo Benkow, Jimmy Rogers, John Riseley-Prichard, Margaret Whiting, and Abdirizak Haji Hussein. After him are Joseph Campanella, Charlie Callas, Robert Sobukwe, Mary Ellen Rudin, Laurie Hughes, and Dolores Gray. Among people deceased in 2000, Vincent Canby ranks 360. Before him are R. S. Thomas, Gloria Talbott, Rosemarie Frankland, Mack Robinson, Marie Windsor, and Tex Beneke. After him are Sylvia Lance Harper, Veerasamy Ringadoo, Jacob Lawrence, Frances Drake, John Lindsay, and Joan Marsh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vincent Canby ranks 13,294 out of 20,380. Before him are Finn Wittrock (1984), Alex Honnold (1985), Booker Ervin (1930), Tyler Posey (1991), Jake Sullivan (1976), and Synyster Gates (1981). After him are Stanley Hauerwas (1940), Joseph Bernardin (1928), Leroy Burrell (1967), Road Warrior Hawk (1957), Max Martini (1969), and Corey Graves (1984).

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Among CRITICS In United States

Among critics born in United States, Vincent Canby ranks 3. Before him are Roger Ebert (1942), and Rosalind E. Krauss (1941). After him are Todd McCarthy (1950).

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