Bosley Crowther
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American film critic (1905–1981)
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Film & TV
Lutherville, Maryland, USA
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…
Known for
- Grierson — Self1973
- Omnibus — Self1967
- The Year Gone By — Self1958
- Small World — Self1958
- Critic at Large — Self1948
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1933-02-06
- Active to
- 1996-09-29
Discography
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lutherville
- Place of death
- Mount Kisco
- Educated at
- Woodberry Forest School
- Employer
- The New York Times
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Bosley Crowther press photo 1949.jpg
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- Bosley Crowther
- date of birth
- 1905-07-13
- date of death
- 1981-03-07
- cause of death
- heart failure
- name in kana
- ボズレー・クラウザー
- manner of death
- natural causes
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