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John Ivan Simon (né Simmon; May 12, 1925 − November 24, 2019) was an American writer and literary, theater, and film critic. After spending his early years in Belgrade, he moved to the United States, serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and studying at Harvard University.
Nov 25, 2019 · John Simon, one of the nation’s most erudite, vitriolic and vilified culture critics, who illuminated and savaged a remarkable range of plays, films, literature and art works and their creators...
A tribute to the late cultural critic and New Criterion contributor, who died in November at the age of ninety-four. Remembering his wit, style, and influence on theater, books, music, and movies.
Nov 30, 2019 · John Simon, who died in 2019, was a legendary film and theater critic known for his vitriolic reviews and his defense of highbrow standards. He was also a witty and charming person, but his hatred and bigotry overshadowed his contributions to the art of criticism.
Nov 25, 2019 · John Simon, the theater and film critic known for his lacerating reviews and often withering assessment of performers’ physical appearance, has died. He was 94. His wife, Patricia Hoag Simon,...
Nov 27, 2019 · John Simon Had No Time for Bad Art. Culture Culture & Society. The Wall Street Journal November 27th, 2019. The critic, who died Sunday at 94, worried that critical indifference would give rise to more of it.
Nov 25, 2019 · NEW YORK (AP) — John Simon, a theater and film critic known for his lacerating reviews and often withering assessment of performers’ physical appearance, has died. He was 94. Patricia Hoag Simon, Simon’s wife, said her husband died Sunday night at Westchester Medical Center.
