Leo Mishkin
Leo Mishkin (January 22, 1907 - December 27, 1980) was an American film, theater, and television critic of the mid-20th century.[1] He was also a long-time member of the New York Film Critics Circle and served at least one term as chair.
Biography[edit]
He was born on January 22, 1907, to Herman Mishkin and Rose Kissin.[1] His father was the photographer for the Metropolitan Opera from 1905 to 1932.[2]
He worked as a publicity director for Rex Ingram, a silent film director, and as a journalist for the Chicago Tribune’s Paris outpost in the late 1920s,[3] and covered Charles Lindbergh's arrival in Paris in 1927.[4]
He was a critic for the New York Morning Telegraph from 1934 until 1971, when he retired.[1][5][6]
He died on December 27, 1980, in Santa Monica, California.[1]
Legacy[edit]
The American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming holds an archive of Mishkin's papers.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Leo Mishkin, Reviewed Movies, Theater and TV". New York Times. December 31, 1980. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
Born in New York the son of Herman Mishkin, photographer of the Metropolitan Opera from 1905 to 1932, Mr. Mishkin began his career as an office boy in the ...
- ^ "Herman Mishkin, 77, Opera Photographer". New York Times. February 7, 1948. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
Herman Mishkin, retired photographer who did much work for the Metropolitan Opera Company, died yesterday in his home, 139 West Eighty-second Street, after ...
- ^ a b University of Wyoming American Heritage Center: Guide To Journalism Resources Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine (March 2005)
- ^ Mishkin, Leo. The Lindbergh Interview, Lost Generation Journal (1979)
- ^ (24 January 1948) NY Telegraph Starts Radio TV Coverage, Billboard (magazine), Retrieved November 9, 2010
- ^ (1 December 1945) Leo Mishkin Leaves CBS Flack Dept., Billboard (magazine), Retrieved November 9, 2010