Hollis Alpert

Hollis Alpert (September 24, 1916 – November 18, 2007) was an American film critic and author. Alpert was best known as the cofounder of the National Society of Film Critics, which he started in his New York City apartment.

Early life Hollis Alpert was born in Herkimer, New York, on September 24, 1916, to Abram and Myra Alpert. Alpert's father, Abram, left the family when he was still very young.

National Society of Film Critics The National Society of Film Critics was founded in Hollis Alpert's New York City living room in 1966 by a group of film critics who had been denied membership in the New York Film Critics Circle, a group that favored critics employed by mainstream newspapers and publications. Some Other Time (1960) For Immediate Release (1963) The People Eaters (1972) Smash (1973) How to Play Double Bogey Golf (1975)

Biographies The Barrymores (1964) Fellini: A Life (1986)

Histories The Life and Times of Porgy and Bess (1990) Broadway! 125 Years of Musical Theatre (1991)