Henri Hell
French literary critic, music critic and musicologist
About Henri Hell
Lived 1916 – 1991 (aged 74–75). Henri Hell was a French literary critic, music critic, musicologist and journalist.
Henri Hell (30 October 1916 – 6 April 1991), pseudonym for José Enrique Lasry, was a French art, music and literary critic, as well as a musicologist.
As a literary critic, Henri Hell collaborated with , Combat, la Table Ronde, l'Express, Nouvel Observateur, Le Monde, the Nouvelle Revue Française. He assisted Max-Pol Fouchet in the management of the magazine Fontaine. He was a music critic at la Revue Musicale, Nouveau Candide, la Table Ronde, the Gazette de Lausanne, Mercure de France. He directed the Fayard publishing house. Finally, he published a reference book on Francis Poulenc at the same house. He was also an art columnist.
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Who was Henri Hell?
French literary critic, music critic and musicologist (1916-1991)
When was Henri Hell born?
Henri Hell was born in 1916 in Caracas.
When did Henri Hell die?
Henri Hell died in 1991 in Louveciennes.
What was Henri Hell's occupation?
Henri Hell was a literary critic, music critic, musicologist and journalist.
What nationality was Henri Hell?
Henri Hell was French.
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