About James Harvey
Lived 1929 – 2020 (aged 90–91). James Harvey was an American opinion journalist, essayist, playwright and film critic.
James Harvey (August 10, 1929 – April 15, 2020) was an American film critic and writer. His work was published in the New York Review of Books and the Threepenny Review. He studied at Loyola University of Chicago and graduated with A.B. in 1951. He also taught at the New School and Sarah Lawrence College.
Books Romantic Comedy in Hollywood: From Lubitsch to Sturges (1987) Movie Love in the Fifties (2001) Watching Them Be: Star Presence on the Screen From Garbo to Balthazar (2014)
Awards Hopwood Award
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Who was James Harvey?
American film critic (1929-2020)
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James Harvey was born in 1929.
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James Harvey died on 15 May 2020.
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James Harvey was an opinion journalist, essayist, playwright and film critic.
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