Louis Kronenberger Biography
| Occup. | Critic |
| From | USA |
| Born | December 9, 1904
New York City, New York, USA |
| Died | April 30, 1980
Westport, Connecticut, USA |
| Cause | Complications from pneumonia |
| Aged | 75 years |
Louis Kronenberger was born on December 9, 1904, in Manhattan, New York City City. He was the kid of German immigrants, Gustave as well as Rose Kronenberger. His very early years were spent in a moderate home on the Upper West Side, where he revealed an early rate of interest in literature and also the arts.
Kronenberger attended Columbia College and finished with a degree in English in 1925. While at Columbia, he examined under
Mark Van Doren and came to be editor of the literary magazine The Morningside. He additionally started his occupation as a theater movie critic, composing for the New york city Times.
In the 1930s, Kronenberger came to be a famous figure in the cultural scene of New York, where he befriended much of the leading writers and also musicians of the time, consisting of
Marianne Moore, William Carlos Williams, and
Salvador Dali. He likewise created for several prominent publications, including the New Yorker and also the Saturday Review of Literature.
During World War II, Kronenberger enlisted in the U.S. Army and functioned as a captain in the Workplace of Strategic Providers, where he worked as a publicity expert. After the battle, he returned to his work as a critic as well as writer.
In addition to his job as a movie critic, Kronenberger was likewise a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction. He wrote numerous novels, including Shadow and also Light (1937) and also The Thread of Giggling (1951), as well as a variety of memoirs and also essay collections.
Kronenberger was likewise a constant commentator on pop culture, and held a radio program on the Mutual Broadcasting System from 1947 to 1950. He was a routine panelist on the prominent television quiz program, What's My Line?, throughout the 1950s as well as very early 1960s.
Kronenberger died on April 30, 1980, in New York City City, at the age of 75. He is remembered for his wit, bookishness, and his contributions to American culture as a critic, analyst, and author.
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Related authors: Marianne Moore (Poet), Salvador Dali (Artist), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Mark Van Doren (Poet)
