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Richard Eder

1932 – 2014

American critic, journalist

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Lived 1932 – 2014 (aged 82). Richard Eder was an American literary critic, journalist, drama critic and film critic.

Richard Gray Eder (August 16, 1932 – November 21, 2014) was an American film reviewer and a drama critic.

Life and career For 20 years, he was variously a foreign correspondent, a film reviewer and the drama critic for The New York Times. Subsequently, he was book critic for the Los Angeles Times, winning a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and the National Book Critics Circle annual citation for an entry consisting of reviews of John Updike's Roger's Version, Clarice Lispector's The Hour of the Star, and Robert Stone's Children of Light.

In the last years of his life, he wrote book reviews for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe. On November 21, 2014, Eder died of pneumonia as a result of post-polio syndrome in Boston, Massachusetts, aged 82. He was a great-grandson of James Martin Eder.

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Harvard University, Phillips Academy
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Richard Gray Eder

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Who was Richard Eder?

American critic, journalist (1932-2014)

When was Richard Eder born?

Richard Eder was born on 16 August 1932 in Washington, D.C..

When did Richard Eder die?

Richard Eder died on 21 November 2014 in Boston.

What was Richard Eder's occupation?

Richard Eder was a literary critic, journalist, drama critic and film critic.

What nationality was Richard Eder?

Richard Eder was American.

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· Wikipedia: Richard Eder

· Wikidata: Q7325431

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