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William Bender

1930 - 2014

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William Bender (May 30, 1930 – May 4, 2014) was an American music critic who reviewed for the American Record Guide. A former music critic with the New York Herald Tribune and the World Journal Tribune, he was chief music critic for Time magazine from 1968 to 1978. He is the author of the Emmy Award winning documentary on Leopold Stokowski which aired on the National Educational Television and BBC networks in 1970. He is the co-author of the 1974 book The Tenors in which he profiled the life and career of opera singer Richard Tucker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 1 different languages on Wikipedia. William Bender is the 12,688th most popular athlete (down from 11,145th in 2024), the 3,924th most popular biography from Spain (down from 3,531st in 2019) and the 261st most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, William Bender ranks 653Before him are Lawton Chiles, Carlos Loyzaga, Kenny Ball, Jagjit Kaur, Richie Benaud, and Andreas Makris.  Among people deceased in 2014, William Bender ranks 601Before him are U. Srinivas, Elliot Rodger, Stella Young, Dylan Tombides, Aitzaz Hasan, and Leelah Alcorn.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, William Bender ranks 3,925 out of 3,355Before him are Marc Boltó (1995), José Basterra (1997), Luis Manuel Corchete (1984), Marina González (2002), Matthew Centrowitz (null), and Scott Gregory (null). After him are Danny León (1994), Varun Thakkar (1995), Kevon Williams (1991), Laura Bechdejú (2000), Hailey Hernandez (2003), and Charisma Amoe-Tarrant (1999).

Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, William Bender ranks 260Before him are José Basterra (1997), Luis Manuel Corchete (1984), Matthew Centrowitz (null), and Scott Gregory (null). After him are Danny León (1994), Varun Thakkar (1995), Kevon Williams (1991), Laura Bechdejú (2000), Hailey Hernandez (2003), Yulia Lichagina (1994), Jaime Mateu (1995), and Jade Tierney (2004).