Eric Bentley
American playwright
Eric Russell Bentley (September 14, 1916 – August 5, 2020) was a British-born American theater critic, playwright, singer, editor, and translator.[1] In 1998, he was added into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. He was born in Bolton, Lancashire. Beginning in 1953, he taught at Columbia University and was a theatre critic for The New Republic. He was sued by Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller because he gave them negative reviews on their plays.
Bentley was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1969.[2]
Bentley died at his home in New York City on August 5, 2020, at the age of 103.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Eric Bentley". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ↑ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (August 5, 2020). "Eric Bentley, Critic Who Provoked Lovers of Broadway, Dies at 103". The New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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